Jorge Lorenzo is concerned about Marc Marquez’s ‘hand signals’ on the MotoGP grid

Marquez’s 2025 season was ended by a shoulder injury suffered at the Indonesian GP, ​​and six months later it looks like he’s still feeling the effects. The world champion broke his shoulder blade and damaged ligaments, forcing him to undergo surgery.

Marc Marquez never came back from a deficit greater than 37 points

Now 44 years old, the gap with Marco Bezecchi, is his title hopes over?

Jorge Lorenzo says Marc Marquez still needs to ‘rehabilitate that arm’.

Speaking on DAZN, via MotosanLorenzo expressed concern over Marquez’s incomplete recovery. He and Ducati admit that his fitness will never be back to 100%.

Lorenzo His old team-mate was seen working hard ahead of the US GP last month and even making unusual ‘signals’ through the double right-hander on laps nine and 10 of Jerez.

Marquez He is fifth in the championship after four rounds, with VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio leading the Ducatis in third place.

“It’s almost like he’s accepting the negative situation he’s in,” Lorenzo said. “Honestly, as I said many times this weekend, I don’t see him doing well. From the grid in Austin, he was making a lot of gestures, even at Nito and Pelucci (at Pelucci), he was making a lot of gestures.”

“Marc is not a comfortable rider, he is not fast, he lacks rhythm, and I think he is actually struggling to be the fastest Ducati rider. Di Giantantonio had laps where Marc won, but overall he was more consistent.”

“The first thing Mark has to do is take it step by step, recover the hand more aggressively, drive more energy and generally be faster.”

MotoGP journalist Mat Oxley says Marquez holds his hand awkwardly In press conferences, a clear sign of his comfort.

Meanwhile, the future teammate Pedro Acosta says something is clearly not right with Marquez. As his decline continues.

Jorge Lorenzo’s ‘gloomy’ outlook on the 2026 World Championship

Bezeci extended the gap to team-mate Jorge Martin to 11 when he finished second in Jerez. He is 30 clear of his closest foreign competitor, Di Giannantonio.

even if Ducati Lorenzo Aprilia could dominate this year’s championship after Alex Marquez won the first race of 2026.

Ducati know Monday’s Jerez test is crucial to turning their season around, with the factory team currently on their longest podium drought since 2014 (nine races).

“I see this championship in a bad way, not in a negative way,” said Lorenzo. “Ducati has to come up with something.”

“I think they need to come up with something that will give them at least a tenth of a second less speed, if not two. And Mark has to recover from that arm injury.”

“Otherwise, Bezzecchi will continue to dominate, and even if Bezzecchi is injured, he has Martin who is second and fastest in the championship. So if Ducati wants to stop Aprilia’s dominance, they will have to make some changes to the chassis, the engine or the electronics.”