Marc Marquez is no longer ‘invincible’ and the American Grand Prix proves it

In the past, Mark Marquez He has won seven Grands Prix on the American S circuit, but will his reign end if we see the opening two rounds in 2026?

At the Thai Grand Prix and the Brazilian Grand Prix, Marquez finished second and first in the sprint races, respectively, and was a threat on Saturday. However, on Sunday, he did not look like his normal self as he has yet to take part in a Grand Prix podium.

With Marco Bezecchi winning both the Thai and Brazilian Grands Prix, the pressure is on for Marquez to return to the top level in America, but to do so he must beat Bezecchi, who makes life easy in the Aprilia RS-GP.

In the year After going ‘undefeated’ in 2025, Marquez will not live up to the standards he showed last year, and this weekend will be a make or break week for Marquez and his 10th place hopes.

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Carlo Pernat believes the US GP will be a ‘litmus test’ for Marquez.

After watching the starts of Bezzecchi and Aprilia, Carlo Pernat has expressed his concerns for Ducati and Marquez as he believes the Spaniard’s slow start to the year is due to his recovery.

However, he also spoke when he spoke. GPONThe American Grand Prix will be Marquez’s ‘litmus test’ after failing to make it to the podium in either Thailand or Brazil.

Pernat said: “But if we look closely at how things are at Ducati, they have a rider with some physical problems, Marc Marquez. But in the end, he will be sorted, maybe his litmus test will be next Sunday’s race.

“He’s always won and he’s undefeated except last year in Austin when Mark fell. If he doesn’t win there, we’ll have to beat Bezeci and start thinking that the championship will be different than expected.”

The other MotoGP riders are not ‘afraid’ of Marc Marquez.

At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marquez faced off in both the Sprint Race and the Grand Prix.

After watching the Italian rider beat Marquez. Pernat believes that this shows that Di Giannantonio is ‘not afraid’. Marquez.

Pernat said: “Marquez fought well against Marquez, even if it wasn’t right. But he fought well, he caught him again and showed that he’s not afraid. That’s a good thing, it makes him grow.”

Marquez himself admitted that the Apria is one step ahead of DucatiAs he said after the Brazilian Grand Prix, “What was I missing? Speed. We’re in MotoGP. If you don’t have speed, you’re missing that little bit.”