Peter Bohm believes Marc Marquez was far from his best at the Dutch Grand Prix, and could have finished the race much lower than he did.
Marquez did not have a strong performance at Assen, as the world champion struggled throughout the weekend, taking P7 on Sunday.
All weekend long, Many saw how much Marquez was struggling. Along with his fitness as he has yet to recover from the cold injuries he suffered earlier this season.
Ducati must issue team orders to ensure Marc Marquez secures the 2026 MotoGP title.
Even Marquez knows that he is not at 100% yetAnd he’s doing everything he can to recover quickly, and he’s riding on the weekends as much as he can.
But Peter Bohm believes. Mark Marquez He was lucky in a way that the fans had not seen in the past, especially compared to his rivals on the grid.
Read more: Marc Marquez names every rider he thinks will win the MotoGP World Championship
Peter Bohm admits that Marc Marquez failed to do something at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Speaking on Oxley good podcast, Peter Bohm said that Marc Marquez usually undersells his chances before a race weekend, but to change things up on race days.
However, that was not the case this season, mainly due to health issues that forced him to ride more cautiously.
“We always laugh when Marc Marquez had a setback on Thursday and fired everyone. But he didn’t come back here when he said it was going to be difficult.
Thursday will be tough because he always proves to be so right. He said it would be hard for him, and in a place where he said it would be hard.
“The last sector where you have to be very strong, he’s not strong. Yesterday he went twice on the green and we had tracking restrictions there. He’s not strong enough.”
Read more: Marc Marquez’s mind games worked perfectly after Marco Bezcicci’s crash at the Dutch Grand Prix.
How do you cope with being Marc Marquez’s teammate?
Peter Bohm says ‘super smart’ Marc Marquez should have been too low at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Bohm added that he did not have the pace to compete with the top 10 riders, including Marquez. Fabio Quatararo And Alex RinThey managed to pull their Yamaha bikes to some critical points.
“Today he did a great job in the damage limit because he was definitely very weak. He should have finished P10 or P11.
But by being too clever and making himself too broad, he succeeded only slightly. But he had a rough weekend.
Marquez’s injuries have piled up over the years, and it looks like his time is running out. In fact, on his signature Marquez admitted that the end of a new contract with Ducati is near.
Marquez’s latest 62 points at Aprilia It opened the door for him to chase what could be his last world championship.
For the Spanish rider, his absence in the health and fitness department will be a bigger problem than losing this year’s championship.
Receive competition news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
