Marquez “not proud” of recent MotoGP comebacks after latest podium
The Gresini Ducati rider failed to get out of Q1 two weeks ago at the French GP but managed to recover from 13th on the grid to finish second in both the sprint and grand prix at Le Mans. At this weekend’s Catalan GP, Marquez qualified a lowly 14th due to difficulties in extracting the best from […]
Why MotoGP comeback king Marquez is struggling in qualifying lately
The Gresini Ducati rider is quickly adapting himself from the Honda he rode for 11 years to the GP23 he has now, scoring podiums in four of the six sprints and twice in the previous two grands prix. But his last three weekend podiums have come after being forced to fight back from poor qualifying […]
Marquez expected to face “nightmare” Q1 at Barcelona MotoGP
The Gresini Ducati rider was expected to fight for a first MotoGP win on the Desmosedici coming to Barcelona after back-to-back grand prix podiums at Jerez and Le Mans. But he downplayed this ahead of the weekend as Barcelona has typically been a weaker track for the six-time MotoGP world champion, who has only won […]
Marquez ‘still missing something’ to fight for 2024 MotoGP title
After five rounds on the year-old Ducati, Marquez has scored two grand prix podiums and three sprint rostrums. His latest brace of podiums at the French Grand Prix came as he fought back from 13th on the grid, with the eight times world champion finishing second in both races at Le Mans. In the grand prix, […]
Marquez was «completely exhausted” when he reached Le Mans MotoGP win fight
The Gresini Ducati rider endured a tough qualifying which saw him knocked out in Q1, though he recovered brilliantly in the sprint to finish second. Marquez did the same again on Sunday, though took 17 laps to get into the podium places before closing down a two-second gap to catch eventual winner Jorge Martin and […]
Marquez “angry with myself” after Le Mans MotoGP Q1 exit
The eight-time world champion endured a difficult French GP weekend on the Gresini-run Ducati prior to Saturday’s 13-lap sprint. Out of the Q2 places after Friday’s running, Marquez was knocked out of Q1 in qualifying and starts 13th for both races at Le Mans. Despite this, he was able to launch his way up to fifth […]
Marquez explains worst Friday of 2024 MotoGP season in France
The Gresini Ducati rider crashed in the hour-long afternoon practice at Le Mans and struggled for pace through to the chequered flag. His penultimate flying lap in the session was thwarted by a yellow flag, before a mistake while fastest through the first sector on his last effort consigned him to 13th and a place […]
Marquez hopes Jerez MotoGP podium ‘start of my second life’ after 2020 injury
The Gresini rider scored a first pole on the Ducati at Jerez last weekend and was leading the sprint race before crashing out. In the 25-lap grand prix, he battled his way back from dropping to fourth early to fight with reigning double world champion Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati for the victory. Ultimately […]
Marquez’s Jerez MotoGP duel with Bagnaia «like old times»
The Gresini rider qualified on pole for the first time on a Ducati before going on to score his first grand prix podium after a thrilling 25-lap race at Jerez on Sunday. Marquez locked horns with Bagnaia in the latter stages of the grand prix, with the pair engaging twice at Turn 9 on laps […]