Neil Hodgson thinks Marc Marquez has changed his body position for the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix so the Ducati GP26 feels more comfortable to ride in qualifying.
Marquez He was one of many riders who crashed during qualifying for the race. Brazilian GP This Saturday in Goiania. He crashed at Turn 4 shortly after setting a 1:17.491, which finally proved the 33-year-old was fast enough to compete in P3.
of Ducati Star lost his front tire forcing his bike into the right corner at high speed. Michael Laverty felt. Marquez took “liberties” before the accident during qualifying in Brazil The Spaniard had to pick up his bike to get going again and not crash.
Marquez returned to the circuit with his spare bike, but was unable to improve on his first lap time and finished 0.081 off the season in qualifying. Fabio Di Giantantonio scores pole for the Brazilian GP. with. The VR46 rider edged Aprilian’s Marco Bezecic to pole by 0.070s.
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Neil Hodgson thinks Marc Marquez has changed his riding style to be ‘comfortable’ in Brazil
Even if the accident prevented him from qualifying. Marquez won the Sprint at the Brazilian GP (After it finally started, the water hole on the well directly caused significant delays). The Ducati star beat VR46’s Di Giannantonio by just 0.213s to secure his first win of the 2026 campaign.
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Hodgson was keeping a close eye on Marquez during qualifying, before the race Goiania is a water well that appears directly on the well. In the year He felt he could clearly see Marquez, the 2003 World Superbike Champion, taking a different riding style to the one he used at the Thai Grand Prix.
What’s interesting is that when you watch Mark qualify, normally he struggles where there are a lot of right angles and I noticed something. He definitely changed his body position. Hodgson Lai said. TNT Sports 2 (21/03, 17:48).
“Off the bike” sounds more like it. It seems more convenient. Even when he won the championship and many races last year, he looked a little confused on the right side. On the left side, it looks completely natural.
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Sylvan Guintoli He then crossed Hodgson and agreed with him that Marquez may look less comfortable in the Thai GP because of the pain he felt due to the shoulder injury. Now Hodgson believes Marquez will look “combined” aboard the Ducati in Brazil.
“I think so,” Hodgson added. “I’m very interested. I’m probably thinking of the contrast of seeing Mark all weekend on the bike in Thailand feeling awkward[and]uncomfortable.
Márquez is aiming to regain full fitness in his right shoulder after undergoing surgery on a coracoid fracture and ligament damage suffered at the Indonesian Grand Prix in October. Alex Barros thinks that Marquez’s shoulder may take another six months to heal Still to 100%.
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