Marc Marquez was forced to retire from the Thai Grand Prix due to a rear tire failure and said he was still not comfortable on the bike.
All eyes were on the Spaniard heading into 2026 as he worked tirelessly to recover from a right shoulder injury sustained in Indonesia last year. Marquez He has not ridden a MotoGP bike since the accident before the pre-season test at Sepang.
After Buriram exam, a week ago Grand Prix of Thailand opened the 2026 season, Marquez said he didn’t recover as well as he had hoped.. He is still not completely comfortable with his shoulder and is not up to full fitness, and that was not the case this weekend.
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Marquez finished second behind Marco Bezecchi at Buriram and finished P2 in a sprint. Marquez left the victory to Pedro Acosta After a late lunge penalty that forced the KTM rider wide.
On Sunday, Spaniard Acosta and Jorge Martin battled for P3 and fell back at the start. But in the 21st round, Marquez suffered a rear tire puncture.This was going to take him off the bike when he pulled up to retire.
Marc Marquez still trying to find his ‘100%’ after Thai Grand Prix
After the race, Marquez said the rim exploded when he hit the curb in turn four. The case was strange but not his biggest concern in Thailand.
Speaking through GPONHe admitted that he was still trying to get back to 100% because he was not ‘comfortable’ on the bike: “I was managing my body more than the tires, I’m still not comfortable, so I have to manage myself.
“When I went into that corner, the rear of my bike went. It was a bit strange, but I decided to lift the bike by going off the edge and then joining the track. I lost time, but my goal was to finish the race. It wasn’t a good decision.”
“I have to keep pushing like I’ve done these few years and I have to know what my 100% is now, because I don’t know.”
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David Tardozzi is confident Marc Marquez will feel better in a few weeks with his right shoulder.
Speaking TNT Sports 2 (01/03, 9:37 AM), Ducati Chief David Tardozi Marquez revealed what he said in the garage after the incident and gave an update on the Spaniard’s mood and condition.
Asked what he told Tardozzi and the crew in the garage, Marquez replied, “The curb hit him, he didn’t know why, but the rim exploded.”
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“Obviously, he realizes that it will be more difficult to win the championship this year. But mainly he is putting his faith in Gigi and his engineers.
“So he p—– clearly missed the podium. He definitely managed to get at least third, mainly because he recovered a lot against Fernandez.
But in the end, he trusts us, he trusts the bike. I think, a few more weeks, the right shoulder will be much better.
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