Marc Marquez sounded surprisingly relaxed after a high-speed crash at the Spanish Grand Prix dealt further damage to his MotoGP title bid.
Marquez He is 44 points adrift of championship leader Marco Bezecchi after a two-round crash at Jerez. The Ducati rider lost control moments after losing the lead to his brother Alex, eventually winning the race.
The Spaniard was on course for a perfect weekend after taking his first pole position of the year and winning a stunning sprint race, but Sunday’s crash was his biggest mistake of the season.
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Neil Hodgson said Marquez was surrounded by 16 Ducati engineers. In the garage after Sunday’s warm-up, it might be a sign that the team is trying.
But as explained TNT Sports After the DNF, Marquez’s early exit from the race meant he could comment little on the bike’s character. Teammate Francesco Bagnaia retired in the 13th round after a loss.
But even after reaching 130mph (according to Hodgson’s estimate) which put his title hopes in serious jeopardy, Marquez said he was ‘delighted with the weekend’. He felt that the ceiling in the race was third.
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“I didn’t understand the feel of the bike on the track – at one and a half laps, it was impossible,” he said. “We enjoyed the weekend. I rode well on Friday, I rode well yesterday, we made a mistake today, but tomorrow is Monday and it’s another week.
Alex predicted that he was faster than everyone else: my target was to try to work in that third, fourth place, to fight there. Unfortunately, we lost his forehead at the age of 11.
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b Ducati Monday’s test is especially crucial. Borgo Pangale outfit are now enduring their longest run without a platform since 2014.
The victory of Alex Marquez In GP26, Gresini will give the team some hope, but the marque says he currently lacks ‘front feeling’ – the same complaint that Bagnaia has made since the start of last year.
“We have an important challenge,” he said. “We will try to improve our speed, at the moment, I am struggling with this facial feeling. Let’s say if we can improve.”
Up to this point the focus has been on Marquez’s physical condition, but now it is clear that there are also significant mechanical concerns at Ducati this year.
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