Marc Márquez was afraid to lose a lot of land in the Qatar Grand Prix, In a circuit that costs him especially and that is one of the favorites of Bagnaia, his great rival, but there was nothing to worry about for the Cervera. The “93” turned a disadvantage into a virtue and changed the way of piloting to also be able to dominate in «Pecco territory» and give a new stretch at the head of the World Cup MotoGP.
Marc won the long race in Lusil, showing a great capacity to manage the tires and squeezing at the end with a couple of quick turns impossible for the rest. There are already 91 victories for him, One more than Ángel Nietowho already leaves behind in the historical classification and goes for Rossi and Agostini. He won the Sprint on Saturday and did not forgave yesterday to get to seven triumphs of eight possible In this 2025 course. And the only day he did not defeated he went to the ground when he was leader with two seconds of advantage.
«All weekend I have thrown more head than instinct, because it cost me several curves in this circuit. I had my doubts in the race, I knew that I had ten span of a front tire throwing hard and I have managed at first. When Pecco has happened to me I have seen that I had to spab from And it was when the race really started, ”Marc in Dazn said about his career strategy. Because it all started with a touch of his brother, Álex, who made him jump through the air some of the rear hill fins. That allowed Morbidelli will take the head And he left beyond a second, but that was not a problem for Márquez.
«I was not worried about Morbidelli, I was interested in making a slow pace at the beginning, I let the rear tire lower and then I felt more comfortable and in the end I had that extra in the braking to crush the striker. As was difficult, I have been more concentrated. He had to recover Austin’s error with a great performance. The rivals would have it signed up to attack me and we have known how to defend well, ”the winner continued, demonstrating that he had everything scheduled in his head. At first it seemed to be suffering, and I was actually managing. That until Bagnaia happened, An advance that Spanish responded immediately in the first duel of both on the track dressed in the colors of the official Ducati.
There he left by the head and then Maverick Viñales appeared To surprise everyone and threaten to break the triumph streak of the Burgous Panigale brand. He could not with Marc, who escaped in the definitive section with two fast laps, although he did stop Bagnaia, who when he wanted to go for the head no longer had a pneumatic. He had spent it by tracing from the 11th place of the grill, where he condemned his fall in Q2. «Second place is the maximum that I could have achieved, and what gives me anger is that I can recover on Sundays, but on Saturdays I don’tand it is always the same, ”he said about his problems in the Sprint. Only thanks to the fall of Austin, once he has been able to end in front of his great rival, who gave a good moral blow on an awkward route for him.
There are 26 points that Marc with an advantage over Pecco (because he ended second for the sanction to Viñales, which was sentenced with 16 seconds for not fulfilling his front tire the pressure range), still third behind Álexwhich had his most stormy career of the course. So far it had always been second without great unforeseen events, but this Sunday First he played with his brother And then with Di Giannantonio, whom he took from track and cost him a sanction he accepted without grinding. He got off the podium for the first time, although he is still second in the table and even Marc told it with gestures after crossing the goal, that he had a head because he continued up just before he arrived in Jerez.
In Spain, Marc will land as a leader and with a cheerful gesture, because after failing in Austin he recognized that The weekend was “perfect.”
Qatar GP classification
1. Marc Márquez (ESP/Ducati Lenovo) 41: 29.186
*2. Maverick Viñales (ESP/RB KTM TECH3) A 1,800
3. Pecco Bagnaia (Ita/Ducati Lenovo) at 4.535
4. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/PLACE VR46) at 6,495
5. Johann Zarco (Fra/Castrol Honda LCR) to 6,668
6. Fermín Aldeguer (ESP/BK8 Gresini) at 7.484
7. Álex Márquez (ESP/BK8 Gresini) at 9,764
9. Pedro Acosta (ESP/Red Bull Ktm) at 14,219
*sanctioned with 16 seconds for not complying with the pressure tire pressure rule
This is how the World Cup goes (4 of 22 appointments)
1. Marc Márquez (ESP) 123 points
2. Álex Márquez (ESP) 106 (-17)
3. Pecco Bagnaia (Ita) 97 (-26)
4. Franco Morbidelli (ITA) 78 (-45)