Ducati confident of Marc Marquez’s abilities as Davide Tardozzi shares recovery update
Ducati remains confident that Marc Marquez can bounce back strongly once he recovers from the double surgery that will force him to miss this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix. Marquez started the new MotoGP season as one of the favourites for the championship, but struggled to replicate his title-winning form across the opening rounds, failing to […]
“I’m racing with one and a half arms”
Marc Marquez suffered an accident at the start of the MotoGP Indonesia sprint race last year, and missed the rest of the 2025 season due to a small fracture in his right shoulder. Since 2020, his right arm has undergone surgery six times, and after a crash at this weekend’s French Grand Prix it underwent […]
Marc Marquez undergoes double surgery after nasty French GP crash
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez underwent two successful operations on Sunday morning after flying back to Madrid during the French Grand Prix weekend. The factory Ducati rider was forced to withdraw from the remainder of the Le Mans round after breaking his foot in a nasty highside in the sprint race. Marquez returned to Spain […]
Marc Marquez injured, will miss at least two races, after French GP highside
MotoGP legend Marc Marquez has withdrawn from the French Grand Prix weekend after his violent highside crash late in Saturday’s sprint race. Read Also: The Ducati factory star has been declared unfit after an X-ray revealed a fracture in his right foot. Marquez will fly to Madrid this evening for surgery, and has already been […]
‘It’s not that the others are going faster, it’s that I’m going slower’
After hitting a new low for 2026 at Le Mans on Friday, Marc Marquez is sticking to the same explanation for his troubles that he has offered in previous races. The nine-time world champion insists that he is the problem, not the bike. In Practice for the French Grand Prix, the Spaniard failed to make […]
Marc Marquez pinpoints key weakness after Jerez MotoGP test
Marc Marquez said he spent much of the Jerez test working to improve his feeling with the Ducati’s front end, which he has identified as his main weakness so far in the 2026 MotoGP season. The reigning world champion evaluated a new front fairing and swingarm on Monday, as Ducati brought a raft of updates to the […]
Ducati brings new swingarm and fairing to Jerez MotoGP test
Ducati returned to winning ways in MotoGP thanks to a dominant performance from Alex Marquez at Jerez, but the Borgo Panigale manufacturer didn’t hold back in Monday’s post-race test, introducing a raft of new components that went well beyond simple aerodynamic tweaks. Marc Marquez took to the track on a Desmosedici featuring several unpainted composite […]
‘He shouldn’t have won the race’
Johann Zarco believes Marc Marquez should not have been declared the winner of the the Spanish Grand Prix sprint, questioning the legality of the Spaniard’s actions after his late crash. Reigning MotoGP champion Marquez took victory in chaotic, mixed-weather race at Jerez after falling at the final corner, switching bikes as the rain intensified, and […]
Marc Marquez shrugs off controversy over pitlane entry in Spanish MotoGP sprint
Marc Marquez has responded to suggestions he should have been penalised for his pitlane entry in the Spanish Grand Prix sprint, insisting he did not create a dangerous situation. The factory Ducati claimed his second sprint win of the 2026 MotoGP season at Jerez on Saturday, with the timing of his switch to the wet-weather […]