Marc Marquez now leads the MotoGP standings by 68 factors over Alex Marquez, who’s a doubt for the subsequent race in Germany.
The Spaniard made contact with Pedro Acosta throughout the Dutch Grand Prix, which despatched him flying off the observe, sustaining a fractured hand within the course of. It helped to increase his brother’s championship lead.
Consequently, Marquez now has much more respiratory area as he heads to one among his favorite tracks to mark the midway stage within the MotoGP season.
He continues to be Ducati’s simplest and reliable rider, extracting every little thing from the GP25, whereas teammate Francesco Bagnaia struggles with the entrance of the bike.
Alex failed to make use of one ‘tremendous’ benefit over Marc at Assen as he opted to not assault for the victory throughout the dash race, regardless of having extra tempo.
After the race, even Davide Tardozzi stated Marquez has one ‘excessive’ weak spot which he thinks is perhaps holding the Spaniard again a bit of bit.
Luigi Dall’Igna spots the place Marc Marquez is ‘making the distinction’ over Francesco Bagnaia
Bagnaia could have outsmarted Marquez on the Dutch Grand Prix by choosing a distinct setup, which did appear to provide him extra total tempo, however he couldn’t make the most of it.
The Spaniard successful each races was not simply spectacular at a observe that he hadn’t been on the highest step at since 2018, however notably particular given the 2 heavy shunts he suffered on Friday.
Bagnaia disagreed with what Marquez stated after crashing and it seems like he was proper. The Italian rider didn’t count on his rival to endure any loss in confidence.
Ducati boss Luigi Dall’Igna spoke to Diario AS after the race about how Marquez is placing a spot between himself and his teammate.
“It’s like that, it’s similar to that,” he stated. “Marc is definitely making the distinction and he controls completely when it’s time to decelerate or take dangers.”
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Luigi Dall’Igna reminds Francesco Bagnaia to stay ‘optimistic’ in 2025
The Ducati head-to-head seems as bleak because it ever has for his or her two-time champion, who has claimed only one victory in 10 races this 12 months.
From 126 factors behind, hopes of successful a 3rd crown have already been dashed except one thing spectacular occurs on observe.
Dall’Igna believes that the important thing to getting again on observe is remaining optimistic, regardless of an total lack of success.
“Ultimately, the mentality it’s essential win is necessary,” he stated. “[Bagnaia] must take the positives that we perceive as a result of, when issues begin going improper, it’s necessary to see the optimistic and suppose positively.”
