Now facing a 44-point deficit to title leader Marco Bezzecchi after crashing in Sunday\u2019s Spanish MotoGP, Marc Marquez had aerodynamic and chassis developments to try on his Ducati during Monday\u2019s test.<\/p>\n
The reigning world champion left Jerez as the fastest Ducati <\/a>rider behind a trio of Aprilias, briefly leading the timesheets with a 1m36.277s in the afternoon session.<\/p>\n Marquez, who quipped that his early race exit meant he felt fresher than expected on Monday, put in a total of 68 laps, declaring his physical condition as \u201cokay\u201d.<\/p>\n On the technical side, a revised fairing and swingarm aero were the most obvious developments, but he also had a modified chassis.<\/p>\n \u201cI started to feel a bit more confident with the front, especially in the left corners, which was normally one of my strong points, and I was struggling there during these first races,\u201d Marc Marquez<\/a> said.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cAnd right corners also, we improved a bit. So basically, we don’t lose the strong points, and we gained a bit in the weak points.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMarc is happy\u201d<\/p>\n Team manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed aero had been the priority, while explaining that Marquez and team-mate Pecco Bagnaia are currently battling different difficulties with the GP26.<\/p>\n \u201cWe investigate a lot the aerodynamic area because it seems that is one of the possibilities we have to improve the bike and honestly we found something,\u201d Tardozzi told the official MotoGP website.<\/p>\n \u201cMarc is happy about this new configuration. While on the other side, Pecco still has some question marks.\u201d<\/p>\n Tardozzi added: \u201cEach of them would like to improve a [different] area.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n “Pecco would like to improve the brake area and the entry of the corner, while Marc is more the fast corner speed. So we tried to find something for both of them.<\/p>\n \u201cAgain, on Marc’s side, maybe yes. On Pecco\u2019s side, we’ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n