Fans have expressed concern about Marc Marquez’s situation at Ducati following the failure of reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia at the United States Grand Prix.
Fabio D’Giantantonio The current MotoGP campaign has secured his second consecutive pole position at the Circuit of the Americas, but fans’ attention has been drawn to the factory order. Ducati Riders.
Fabio Di Giannantonio broke the all-time lap record with his pole position, while Marc Marquez could only manage P6!
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Francesco Bagnaia The factory Ducati qualified its counterpart; Mark MarquezTenth in Austin, and will start the Sprint race and Grand Prix from fourth. The Spaniard, on the other hand, starts from P6.
In the United States GP, Francesco Bagnaia’s fans reacted to Marc Marquez’s disqualification
Following the flag marked by United States Grand PrixThe fans made their point with Bagnaia finally winning again in the qualifier against Marquez.
Both riders were hampered by their rivals during certain flying laps, but the Italian was able to get the better of his equal in less than tenth on the timesheets.
Fans saw it as a bad sign for the reigning world champion, with one Reddit user commenting, “Too bad, Marc Marquez, on his worst time at Ducati. Even Peco Bagnaia was faster than him.”
Another expressed the same sentiment. “Indeed, the worrying signs for Marc (compared to his teammates) are more than his worst injury days at Honda,” they wrote.
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One Reddit user commented on how unusual the order was for the Ducati factory riders in Texas during the MotoGP race weekend, “Bagnaya qualified better than Marc Marquez… that’s something we don’t see very often.
During one of the fan reviews, it was noted that Bagnaia started ahead of Marquez for the first time since last year’s Japanese Grand Prix.
They said: “Dijia’s form is absolutely insane. Great performance from Mir and Acosta, and Peco’s losing streak – the first since Motegi?” are there.
Finally, some fans expressed their happiness that the two-time world champion is finally getting some speed. One wrote, “Bagnaya is finally doing something,” while another simply wrote, “Peko take a bow!” He commented.
Marc Marquez’s P6 at COTA marks his worst performance in Austin since 2022
He was appointed as the ‘King of COTA’ by MotoGP expert Neil HodgsonMarquez’s poor result in qualifying on Saturday afternoon was highlighted by his worst grid position since the 2022 race.
The Spaniard holds the MotoGP record for most pole positions at a single circuit for his previous COTA campaign and will be disappointed not to be able to repeat his previous feats on the track.
Marquez will have to fight his way through the field to put pressure on Marco Bezecic, who is now at the top of the MotoGP standings. The Italian rider claimed to have shot P2, so Cervera’s Ant had his work cut out for him during the sprint and grand prix.
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