Marc Marquez is once again on top of Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia despite his fitness problems. With the Brno, it’s even better with front tire pressure issues.
Bagnaya The fourth consecutive P3 finish in Czech Grand PrixBut it was his teammate who dominated. Luigi D’Aligna felt that Marquez had presented a masterpiece In Brno he now moves to 40 points ahead of Marco Bezecchi in the standings.
The Spaniard’s victory showed the level of the field as he overcame a charging Ai Ogura in the closing stages. Bagnaia, who will leave Ducati in 2027He had no answer for them, and Hodgson He noticed that Italy had used an ‘excuse’ for its defeat.
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Neil Hodgson questions Francesco Bagnaia’s ‘excuses’ for losing to Marc Marquez after ‘terrible’ tire pressure.
Speaking through Gas It Out PodcastHodgson revealed that Marquez had a ‘terrible’ feeling on Bruno’s front tire, but he will still push for victory. Bagnaya felt helpless, prompting the expert to ask for his opinion.
“On social media, ‘Why do you like Marc Marquez so much? Why don’t you talk about other riders?’
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“You know what I want to do? I like to talk about other riders. So where are they? Why don’t they stop? Why don’t they change? They’re not.”
Again, you have a perfect example. Mark follows his teammate throughout the race on the same bike, same tires. And guess what Marc Marquez’s front tire pressure must have felt? Horrendous.
“The tire pressure is up. There’s less contact patch. It grinds more, you don’t feel it. It’s a lot easier to go back and go, ‘You know what? Today, I’m going to take a second, I’m going to take a third.’ But he didn’t.
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“And what happened when he passed his teammate? What were Peko’s comments? That sounds like an excuse. That’s an excuse.
That’s what it felt like for 17 laps when Marc Marquez was behind his teammate. But suddenly Mark couldn’t drive like he had. And I’m not criticizing Bagnaya. No one can ride into another person in MotoGP.
“That’s why we’re in this weird stage where we have some boring races when the track temperature is over 50 degrees. But the freak Marc Marquez, the talent Marc Marquez, the desire, the hunger, it’s something else.”
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