Gavin Emmett has spoken to the Ducati team about Marc Marquez’s hopes for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Marquez He returned from injury at Mugello after missing the Le Mans weekend and the entire Catalan Grand Prix. He finished fifth in the sprint and seventh in the main event.
The Spaniard dominated Balaton Park on his first visit to the sport last year, taking pole position by three-tenths, winning both races by 6.4 seconds.
Who will win the Hungarian Grand Prix?
Ducati employees think Marc Marquez can win the Hungarian Grand Prix
Márquez has yet to score a podium on Sunday this year and finished top at Misano last September, two races ahead of sealing the 2025 title.
That dryness is mostly to its detriment, but the ‘car park’ Balaton setting might suit it, especially compared to the ‘fast, flowing’ and demanding Mugello.
That’s why Ducati Insiders are hopeful that Marquez will fight for victory and keep his fading title hopes alive.
“In the paddock, we were talking to people in the Ducati camp… We were told by the marque people at Ducati to go to Balaton Park,” Emmett said. TNT Sports Italian GP coverage.
What are your real thoughts on Balaton Park?
The track has come in for a lot of criticism…
“It’s a completely different district to this. It’s a fast, flowing, open, wide, beautiful landscape. Balaton Park is like a car park on the edge of an industrial estate.”
Emmett’s teammate Neil Hodgson wonders if Marquez is fit enough to challenge for the title.
“You still can’t assume Mark will be fit enough next week,” he said. “After seven days on the run. It’s going to take him a week to recover from this!”
Marquez still needs to rebuild his muscles And regain physical strength after two surgeries on the shoulder injury.
As he said after Sunday’s race Marquez decided to wait until Hungary For him to come back, but characteristically, he came back to Italy with strong points.
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