Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says his third crash of the Buriram pre-season test on Sunday was down to a “lack of concentration”.

The factory Ducati rider was in the middle of a race simulation on Sunday when he fell at Turn 3, which marked his third crash of the Buriram test.

Marc Marquez went to the medical centre for checks, but emerged soon after unscathed before ending the final day of testing early.

The 33-year-old has been battling a stomach bug all weekend, which he said contributed to his fall on Sunday afternoon as his “body did not come back in a good way”.

“The plan was to do the long run and finish,” he told the media on Sunday.

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“But I crashed in the long run, so I finished earlier.

“[Testing was] not bad. It’s never enough because I still think I have margin in my physical condition.

“But, saying that, we did a lot of laps yesterday and this morning.

“Maybe also this afternoon I was too tired to do the long run, and honestly speaking, the crash was a lack of concentration a bit, because as yesterday I had problems with my stomach.

“Today it was much better, but the body didn’t come back in a good way.

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“But I’m very, very happy because the feeling with the bike was good all morning, and I was riding in a good way.

“All three crashes I had this weekend were a lack of concentration.

“Of course, when you lack concentration, you go over the limit, but the problem is that I have that instinct to be fast, and when I’m fully concentrated, I can control it.

“If not, the speed is not something to control.”

Marquez’s long-running pace was looking strong prior to his crash during Sunday’s race simulation.

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Overall, Ducati has looked much stronger with its GP26 at this stage of the winter compared to 12 months ago, with Marquez settled on the specification of bike he will start the campaign with.

“I’m 100% convinced and clear on what I need now and how we will start,” he said.

“Today, for that reason, I was happy. I was riding in a good way, and I finished the pre-season with a good feeling.”

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