Marc Marquez was spotted struggling with his Ducati GP26 at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and footage from the team showed his genuine frustration.
After retiring from the Thailand GP, the Spaniard was looking to bounce back, having had three weeks off to properly recover his fitness from last year’s injury. however, Marquez And Ducati He had another difficult weekend.
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of Brazilian Grand Prix Marco Bezecchi won from George Martin as Aprilia dominated proceedings. Marquez won the sprint raceBut when he struggled with the bike, he could only manage the fourth Sunday.
The GP26 was not as comfortable for the 33-year-old as he had hoped. Marquez took a very different approach in 2026 He found himself changing his bike setup, something he hasn’t done since winning 11 Grands Prix and 14 Sprints in 2025.
Marc Marquez called GP26 a ‘disaster’ after qualifying in Brazil.
Big delays before the Sprint and a short race on Sunday didn’t help Ducati’s conditions. But the issues were clear before that, as Marquez crashed in qualifying..
He managed to save a front row spot on the grid, but was less impressed by the GP26. In a video from Ducati’s official YouTube channelOn the second bike it was evident how weak his feeling was when he talked to the engineers in the park.
“The feeling with the second bike was a disaster…a disaster,” he was quoted as saying. When asked what caused the problem, whether it was the bike or the tire, he simply replied, “I don’t know.”
He went on to say, “The first bike felt amazing,” but it was a different story with the second machine. Back in the garage he asked him how qualifying went before shaking his head and complaining about the front end.
After finishing P4 in the Sprint the day before, behind VR46 Fabio D’Giantantonio on Sunday, he explained that he had the same issues: “From the start I felt qualified. Diggia is very good on those long corners, it’s always strong,” says Marquez.
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The Sprint race in Goiania will prove that Ducati and Marquez can still compete at the front in 2026, but GP26 clearly lacked performance on Sunday, with Aprilia looking almost invincible.
The Borgo Pangale outfit is now beginning to admit that the RS-GP is a better bike. Luigi D’Aligna says Marquez’s feelings with GP26 are ‘flimsy’. And it’s not the same with the GP25.
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He is fifth in the standings, 22 points behind Bezechi. Danilo Petrucci laughed at the ‘crisis’ of Marquez. Instead, the 33-year-old feels he has taken a new approach after the crash and injury he suffered in 2025.
But going into COTA, one of Marquez’s strongest tracks in the calendar, he will be under pressure to stay at the front. If he doesn’t, many believe the Apria will dethrone him and Ducati when MotoGP heads to Europe.
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