Neil Hodgson has seen Marc Marquez do something ‘he’s never seen before’ after securing pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Marquez, who returned from injury at the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, remains one of the favorites for the Balaton Park victory.
On Friday, the Spaniard finished first in FP1 before finishing seventh in practice.
The 33-year-old player stepped up his game on Saturday morning. Marquez safe pole Before Pedro Acosta and Fermin Aldeguerre.
Marc Marquez takes his second pole of 2026 at the Hungarian GP. Can he hold on for his first Grand Prix win?
Neil Hodgson sees ‘never seen’ Marc Marquez in ‘amazing’ action
Shortly after the session ended, Marquez He lined up to make the practice start and was seen putting his legs out in a balanced motion before heading out to the Ducati.
Before moving the left leg up and then the right, first both feet touched the ground. He repeated the action twice before returning his feet to the ground.
In response to Marquez’s actions Hodgson He called it ‘amazing’ and said he had never seen it before.
Hodgson said on TNT Sports: “What is this thing? He did this yesterday, he did something strange with his leg.
“He never saw it before. He did it yesterday. We asked what it was about. But then he did it again.”
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Marc Marquez says he made a ‘rookie mistake’ during qualifying.
Marquez came off his bike in turn 1 of the session before crashing into a spectacular pole.
Reacting after qualifying, Marquez admitted that the seven-time world champion was pushing too hard for what he called a ‘rookie mistake’.
Marquez said: “I was pushing too hard on the first lap, it was a rookie mistake when I crashed.
But I tried to live on the first wheel and then I gave everything on the second wheel. I felt better and better.
“I referred to the brake points because it changes a lot from new tires to used tires. But yes, I’m happy with the position of the pole. I’m happy with how I feel.
“So if we can live well, let’s see the sprint race. At the moment, I’m not ready to fight with Pedro (Acosta).
“In Mugello it was no problem because my engine was strong on the straights, so that was a big advantage. But here the engine is not so important, and he is riding very well.”
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