How Marquez is the only MotoGP rider keeping the ‘old’ Ducati alive
The debate about to what extent the MotoGP riders who started the 2024 season with the latest Ducati specification had an advantage is still alive, although somewhat less than a few months ago when the Borgo Panigale brand had to decide who would partner Francesco Bagnaia in 2025 as second factory rider. Enea Bastianini’s poor […]
2024 Moto Grand Prix Aragon
Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon Semptember 1 PHOTO: Daniel Ballarin / ASPPAIMAGES 1043 days, multiple surgeries, a change of team and factory later, and Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) is back on the top step of the Grand Prix podium. The #93 dominated the majority of the Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon including a stunning […]
Why Marquez is willing to crash to improve his pace on Ducati MotoGP bike
Gresini rider Marc Marquez says he doesn’t mind crashing often in qualifying sessions as it is important for him to learn new things and improve his pace on Ducati’s MotoGP bike. Marquez lost control of his GP23 prototype into Turn 3 with a little under 10 minutes to go into Q2, forcing him to dash […]
Rossi takes another aim at Marquez over bitter 2015 MotoGP feud
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has once again pointed the finger at Marc Marquez over a bitter feud that he believes cost him an eighth championship in the premier class. Rossi missed out on winning the 2015 riders’ title by just five points to Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo during a season in which he often clashed […]
Why Marc Marquez will have the hardest fight of his career in MotoGP 2025
The 2024 MotoGP season is tipping into the final third of the calendar, but there is a school of opinion that the 2025 championship is already decided. When Ducati opted for Marc Marquez’s services for the next two seasons, ahead of pace-setter Jorge Martin, and paired him with double title holder Francesco Bagnaia it tantalisingly […]
Why Marc Marquez’s Aragon win has more implications than people might think
Marc Marquez’s Grand Prix victory at Aragon on Sunday was much more than the end of a three-year drought for the Spaniard. He has kept a much lower profile than usual since he arrived at the Gresini team, while sending out very strong messages below the radar. Winning again 1043 days since his last success is […]
Emotional Marquez dedicates Aragon MotoGP win to his closest circle
Marc Marquez declared his first thoughts were to those who helped him through his darkest days when he considered quitting MotoGP after scoring a sensational victory in Aragon. Gresini rider Marquez celebrated his first win in over 1000 days by pulling a strongman pose as he took the chequered flag. It was apt given it […]
Marquez ends win drought, Bagnaia in scary crash
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez put in a dominant performance to win the Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday, ending a 1043-day victory drought. The Gresini Ducati rider led from start to finish once more, having already taken pole position and won the sprint at Motorland Aragon in one of the most one-sided performances seen from […]
Marquez takes dominant sprint win, disaster for Bagnaia
Marc Marquez broke his 1000-day victory drought with top spot in Saturday’s sprint race at the Aragon Grand Prix. The 31-year-old Catalan, who had topped every single session at MotoLand, controlled the race from the opening corners to convert pole position into a dominant 2.9s win. It was the former Honda rider’s first victory in […]