Marco Melandri says Marc Marquez is now at his ‘physical limit’ in MotoGP, after his performance at the Spanish GP, which ruled him out of another premier class race.
As the 2026 MotoGP season approaches, the design will slowly begin to emerge Mark Marquez Results. The world champion has secured three podiums in both race formats this year, with all three coming in short sprint races.
The Grand Prix has been a different story. After taking the checkered flag on just two occasions in the longest format, his best result, P4 Marquez at the Brazilian Grand Prix, remains his claim.
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Ahead of the upcoming race in Jerez, Marquez told the Ducati engineers that he didn’t want to hear about the fitness talk In a box of bologna shots.
However, the quality of Marquez’s performances in the sprints and Grands Prix suggests that he is struggling with the added physical pressure of the longer format races on him, which is typical of one of his former rivals.
Marco Melandri says Marc Marquez is now at his ‘physical limit’ in MotoGP.
Speaking through Box discussion The podcast is joined by F1 expert David Valsecchi and former MotoGP star Marco Melandri gives his verdict on Marquez’s performance in practice. Spanish Grand Prix.
Three week vacation Before the race weekend in Jerez, Marquez revealed that he doesn’t know what 100% fitness looks like for him.Due to several injuries in recent years.
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Melandri commented that the current World Championship is now at its ‘physical limit’ and doubts it will improve further.
“Physically I’d say Marquez is at this level, he’s not going to improve any more because he’s been out for three weeks and I haven’t seen any improvement since the other races. This is his physical limit now and he’s just got to live with it,” he said.
“There will be some tough tracks, because at Le Mans you’re braking a lot and staying on the right, Mugello has all those changes of direction, and it’s not easy, Assen is physically brutal.
“Some are not as easy as you say, or they find a little something that allows them to jump in quality, they push hard, otherwise they always chase, always go flat, it starts to be a struggle.”
Jorge Lorenzo was concerned about Marc Marquez at the Spanish GP.
Marquez’s physique caught the eye of many during the weekend’s race in Jerez, including his former fierce rival. George Lorenzo.
During his commentary career for DAZN, Lorenzo Marquez said he still needs to ‘get that arm back’ After watching the Spaniard make marks on the grid ahead of the Grand Prix.
MotoGP journalist Matt Oxlade-Chamberlain noticed that Marquez had a terrible grip on his arm. During the press conference, he further reinforces the fact that something is not right with him at the moment.
The Spaniard now has two weeks off until the next round of racing at Le Mans for the French Grand Prix. Further rehabilitation is expected as Marquez continues his bid to defend his 2025 MotoGP title this year.
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