{"id":557410,"date":"2026-03-22T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/557410\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:25:14","slug":"marquez-still-far-from-dominant-motogp-2025-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/557410\/","title":{"rendered":"Marquez “still far” from dominant MotoGP 2025 form"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marc Marquez<\/a> insists he is \u201cstill far\u201d from the level he enjoyed during his title-winning 2025 MotoGP campaign, despite claiming his first win of the year in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint.<\/p>\n

The factory Ducati rider pounced on a late error from polesitter Fabio di Giannantonio<\/a> in Saturday\u2019s half-distance race at Goiania to secure his first victory in MotoGP for six months.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard has been recovering from a shoulder injury he sustained at the Indonesian Grand Prix in October, which followed a week after his title coronation in Japan.<\/p>\n

While the Brazil sprint at round two of the 2026 season showed Marquez can contend for victories again, the 33-year-old feels he is still not fully fit or comfortable on the bike.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to watching the replay because when I\u2019m on the bike, I feel like I\u2019m riding in a very strange way. I don\u2019t feel like I did last year – relaxed, comfortable, moving my body well,” he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m stiff. I\u2019m not relaxed. I\u2019m not playing around. I\u2019m having scares that I don\u2019t quite understand and that\u2019s what we\u2019re working on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve already made a change for the sprint, but I\u2019m not entirely convinced by it. Maybe on Sunday we\u2019ll go back to the way it was, and we\u2019ll see from there. But it\u2019s true that a big help was that Friday was a light day. That means I woke up feeling fresh today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Marc <\/p>\n

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team, Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team<\/p>\n

While Marquez and Ducati were dominating the championship until last year\u2019s Japanese Grand Prix, the competitive picture shifted significantly during his injury layoff. Aprilia has emerged as a genuine threat to MotoGP\u2019s benchmark, with Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi<\/a> winning three of the last four grands prix between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Noale-based marque also started the 2026 season on a strong note, with Bezzecchi leading a 1-3-4-5 result at the Thailand opener earlier this month. This means Marquez is not only working his way back physically, but also adjusting to a more competitive field.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way that I feel on the bike, yes [I feel better], but still far from the feeling I had last year,” the seven-time MotoGP champion said. \u201cSo, let’s see if I can keep working this race, then in Austin, and then we will have three weeks at home to keep going.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the bike, we are trying to adjust the balance, because as you see on TV, me and Fabio, we have completely different riding styles. It looks like I’m struggling a bit more this year. So we are trying with Ducati to understand how to take profit of my riding style.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marquez added that the effort required to manage the bike is also having a physical impact: \u201cIt’s always a consequence. When you are fighting against the bike, you use more energy. Then the fact that I say in Thailand that I was far from my level, but I feel a step here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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