Despite Marc Marquez’s absolute masterclass at Balaton Park last time out, MotoGP pundit Neil Hodgson says there is still a question mark over the reigning world champion at this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix.
The factory Ducati Ace was untouchable at the most recent race in Hungary as he had a perfect weekend to claim his first Grand Prix victory in 2026 after winning the sprint race at Balaton Park.
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He is still 72 points away Marco Bezecchi In the MotoGP ranks, Marquez has made it clear that he cannot be easily eliminated until he is mathematically out of contention with his highly successful career in the premier class.
In fact, it seems The only person in the MotoGP paddock who is playing with Marquez’s title chances It is the Spaniard himself. But there is one burning question that the sport’s bigwigs hope will be answered this weekend.
Neil Hodgson reveals the question ‘everyone’ is asking about Marc Marquez in the Brno paddock
Speaking through TNT Sports Live coverage of the FP1 at the Masarykring in Brno by a former MotoGP rider Neil Hodgson Marquez’s return from injury has been largely unanimous in the premier class paddock.
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The 2003 World Superbikes champion (09:54 19/06), said: “Well, that’s the million dollar question, nobody knows.
“The beauty of being here this weekend is that we get the answer to that question. That’s the question when you walk around the paddock, as I do, everyone is asking. That’s the conversation. Was it a one-off for Marc Marquez? We’ll find out.”
“The truth is, the beauty of this track is that there are five left corners that suit Mark. They’re the style of the left corner, where you’re braking and timing.”
“There are eight corners on the right-hand side. So even though it’s a clockwise track, there are still a lot of places where he can give that advantage back. Also, there’s a lot of rest on this track. It’s similar to Mugello, but it has more rest.
After discussing Marquez’s ability to answer the same question everyone is asking about him at the moment, Hodgson made his final decision, adding: “I’ve come a long way to answer it, but I think it will be good this weekend.”
“We will see Mark in good shape. I think he will be strong enough to fight for the victory in the long run.”
Marquez led the timesheets in FP1 at Brno.Hodgson’s predictions for him in the Czech Republic this weekend could come to fruition when the Czech flag is lowered on Sunday afternoon.
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