Chicho Lorenzo says ‘sooner or later’ Marc Marquez will be forced to retire due to injury.

After finishing second and first in the two sprint races in Thailand and Brazil, Marquez failed to finish in the Thai Grand Prix, finishing fourth. Brazilian Grand Prix.

However, after his start to the year, many have suggested that 2026 could be Marquez’s last year as a MotoGP rider.

Marquez has not announced a new contract for the 2027 MotoGP season, when the new regulations are introduced. Marquez has reportedly not signed a new contract as he wants a one-year deal for next season. Ducati He doesn’t want to compromise.

If you were Marc Marquez, when would you retire?

Chicho Lorenzo claims injury will force Marc Marquez to retire.

During the interview with MotosanChicho Lorenzo discusses the future of Marc Marquez and how injuries could lead to the factory Ducati rider’s early retirement.

Márquez believes he will be ‘forced’ to make a decision that the fans don’t approve of and will be ‘forced’ by the shoulder injury he suffered at the end of the 2025 season.

“Lorenzo was in control last year. What has changed from last year to this year? Apria has taken a big step. And Marquez’s shoulder is not right, and it has been more than a year. Sooner or later, there will be a moment – he says it himself, something that the fans will not accept. In the end, all athletes will be forced to retire forever.”

I believe that after his title deal last year, after proving to himself that he could win again, after doing the way he did, he needed to get back into shape. Maybe he was at his worst then, and he still hasn’t recovered. But he is the one to talk about the decline.

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Will Marquez return to winning ways at the US GP?

This weekend MotoGP arrives at the Circuit of the Americas for the United States Grand Prix.

In the year The Spaniard won seven times at the Circuit of the Americas between 2013 and 2021, but has not won a Grand Prix at the circuit since the 2021 season.

In the year In 2025, Marquez won the sprint race in America last year, but retired while leading the Grand Prix, giving Francesco Bagnaia his first MotoGP victory at the circuit.

After the Brazilian Grand Prix Danilo Petrucci was asked if Marquez was in trouble, which he scoffed at. And he added: “I’ve never underestimated Marquez. In my opinion, he’s managing himself, both physically and mentally, and above all he doesn’t want to make mistakes.”