Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta were involved in a thrilling battle for victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Marquez Acosta, who started on the pole, took the lead early in lap two. The KTM rider held the lead until lap 14, and when he saw the first attack (looking at their contact), he had to concede defeat a lap later.
Marquez held on comfortably and eventually crossed the line 1.3 seconds ahead of Acosta for his first Grand Prix victory after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury last fall.
What did Marc Marquez’s tension with Pedro Acosta get out of 10 in Hungary?
Marc Marquez had to fight a ‘close battle’.
Marquez led to a calm sprint finish, however Ducati He still had doubts about entering the main competition.
The world champion tired at the Italian GP a week ago, where his lack of fitness showed and he dropped from fourth to seventh. Marquez had surgery on his shoulder and leg a month ago.
One of Ducati’s ‘top officials’ said. The newspaper Saturday night: “It will take a little while for Mark to compete in close combat, but when he does, you won’t see him – be good to him. It will be difficult for him, but he is working on it, and you can tell by the smile on his face.”
As such, it was a surprise for Ducati to see Marquez find himself in a ‘close battle’ with Acosta, who had been locked in a long battle at Mugello just 24 hours later.
Marc Marquez is the first rider to hit 100 wins and 100 poles, but is he better in qualifying or racing? 💯
Marquez is clearly riding a superior bike, but crucially, he got stronger rather than weaker as the race went on.
On the record, David Tardozzi says Marquez is still not 100%.so this was a performance from a rider who is still decisively out of contention for the title.
Marquez’s factory team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, who finished third, predicts Marquez will be very quick at Brno in two weeks’ time and expects to be ‘incredibly quick’ at the Dutch GP (via Engine script).
Ducati were optimistic about Marquez’s scoring chances. Come to Balaton Park for a weekend with the slower pace, less demanding nature of the setting.
With two weeks to recover and train, Bruno should be in a much better position, a concern for Marco Bezecchi and Aprilia. Before hitting 100%, they needed to increase their score, but George Martin’s loss of control in one round prevented them from doing so.
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