First Ducati MotoGP victory inching closer for rapid Marquez in Aragon
Marc Marquez has never been better-placed to claim a maiden MotoGP win as a Ducati rider than this weekend’s Aragon Grand Prix. Marquez has walked the top step of the rostrum five times at MotorLand Aragon with Honda, meaning a victorious Prosecco spray for a third of all MotoGP grands prix to have been held […]
Injury still weighing down Marquez but he can win another MotoGP title
Former MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo thinks Marc Marquez is still ‘weighed down’ by his old arm injury in 2024, but remains confident that he can add a seventh premier class title to his tally. Now a TV pundit for Spanish broadcaster DAZN, three-time MotoGP champion Lorenzo says he has noticed how Marquez continues to be […]
Could Marquez have spiced up dull Austria MotoGP battle without start drama?
The memories of Brad Binder taking a shock home win for KTM at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 are still fresh in the minds of MotoGP fans. It’s not often you see a rider nursing slick tyres in a flag-to-flag race with rain lashing down and still coming away with victory. The 2019 edition […]
Marquez explains cause of disastrous start in Austria MotoGP race
Gresini MotoGP rider Marc Marquez has explained why he was unsuccessful in engaging the ride-height device at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix. The six-time MotoGP world champion was very slow to pull away from third on the grid in Sunday’s race at Spielberg, causing him to get immediately swallowed up by a number […]
Marquez no longer lagging far behind Bagnaia, Martin in MotoGP
Gresini’s Marc Marquez says he is no longer two or three steps behind MotoGP title contenders Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin after displaying strong pace in Friday practice for the Austrian GP. On the short 10-corner Spielberg circuit, Marquez posted a time of 1m28.858s on his Ducati GP23 bike in second practice to finish fourth-fastest, […]
Ducati boss willing to receive criticism on Marquez MotoGP choice
Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna says he is willing to accept the criticism aimed at the Italian marque for hiring six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez in 2025. The decision to sign former Honda star Marquez to partner protege Francesco Bagnaia next year has always been ‘divisive’ in the words of Dall’Igna, but the topic was […]
Rossi hits out at Ducati’s decision to sign Marquez for factory MotoGP team
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has lashed out at Ducati for signing Marc Marquez to its factory MotoGP team in 2025, saying the consequences of the decision are immense. The seven-time premier class champion believes Ducati should have given an opportunity to a rider from its existing pool of talent to partner Francesco Bagnaia next season instead […]
Possible to fight with «super fast» Ducati GP24s on some MotoGP tracks
Gresini rider Marc Marquez believes the way to challenge Ducati’s new «super fast» GP24 bikes at some MotoGP tracks demands a strong start to the weekend. Facing an ever-larger gap to the factory-spec machines on his GP23, Marquez has managed to stand on the podium just once in the last four rounds, with factory rider […]
Sprint crash was still weighing on me
Marc Marquez has explained why he didn’t hunt down MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia for the final spot on the British Grand Prix podium, saying his crash in the sprint was still weighing on him. Gresini rider Marquez was running in fourth place in the final five laps of the Silverstone MotoGP race, with Ducati rival […]