Gresini’s Alex Marquez can’t understand how Ducati star Marc Marquez always makes the difference in the wet after his “lucky” sprint win at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Mark Marquez He scored his second sprint win of the 2026 season at Jerez this Saturday, but needed some fortune to come home P1. The 33-year-old fell in the last corner while running second behind him Alex MarquezIt allows him to cut the track to enter the pit lane.
While the factory Ducati Rider went clear and built an early lead, he had no answer for his speed. Gresini Once Alex cleared Yohan Zarco of the LCR Honda. Alex took the lead halfway through the sprint with a lead 8 off the mark.
As the rain started to fall in Jerez, Marc tried to stay with Alex, but the pair proved wrong as the weather worsened as the weather worsened. Mark crashed in the final corner on lap 8, Alex also hit the deck a few minutes later in turn 8.
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Alex Marquez Marc Marquez can not always understand how to make a difference in the humidity
Marc Marquez avoids a penalty for cutting at the Jerez sprint track.When he opted to dive into the pit lane to switch to his reserve bike after a crash. Alex said it was “lucky” for his brother to crash in the final corner for the seven-time champion.
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But while Marc was lucky to be exposed, Alex thinks his brother put in a performance to win the Jerez sprint. It’s hard to understand exactly how Alex Marks could make such a difference, he’s been a master of flag-to-flag racing throughout his career.
“I don’t know how he does it, but every time these situations come up, he’s there,” Alex Marquez said. Motosan. “So I don’t really believe in luck, but how good he is in very difficult situations, but today (he got lucky).
“Sometimes he takes a risk and it pays off very well, but not today. Today, he crashed. Because of the risk, things went well for him. So luck was on his side today.”
“There was no other time, because in all the situations we saw with Honda, he made the decisions, especially in the flag-to-flag races where he won by several seconds and found the right time to change. But today was his destiny.”
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While Marc Marquez has proven to be a master of flag-to-flag races throughout his MotoGP career, the Cervera native admitted he made a “mistake” in the sprint at Jerez and opted not to stay on slick tires like Alex Marquez, which could have cost him the win.
Gresini ace Alex Marquez was the first rider to test the conditions in the sprint lead. Spanish GP. So, when Mark sees the 30-year-old staying out, he chooses to stay out, only to have him return. But Mark was blessed because his rivals weren’t good enough at that time.
Mark Marquez explained, through Motorsport.com: “I should have used my experience to get in early to switch bikes. But I saw Alex was on the track so I made the mistake of following him.”
As the rain worsened, Ducati ace Marc Marquez crashed out at a convenient time to avoid the fate of the riders who were left with an extra lap during the sprint. He dropped to P17, but was up to P2 when Fermin Aldeguerre and Brad Binder crashed and others stopped.
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