Marc Marquez: ‘2026 Ducati able to win the title; riders must do higher'

Marc Marquez says that his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia’s victory within the Czech Grand Prix dash proves that Ducati’s 2026 MotoGP bike is able to successful the title.

Lining up third on the grid, Bagnaia grabbed the lead at first on his manufacturing facility Ducati, passing each polesitter Ai Ogura and VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio on the run all the way down to Flip 1.

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For the rest of the race, the three-time world champion got here underneath intense stress from the Trackhouse Aprilia rider, who closed in quickly on him within the last laps.

However Bagnaia did not put a foot unsuitable and finally crossed the end line 0.241s forward, claiming his first dash win of 2026 and the fifth for Ducati in 9 makes an attempt.

Extra considerably, it allowed Ducati to shut the hole to Aprilia in all three championships, notably with factors chief Marco Bezzecchi crashing out on the penultimate lap and Jorge Martin solely managing fifth.

Requested about Ducati’s progress in current races, Marquez stated the onus is now on the marque’s riders to do justice to the bike at their disposal.

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“I say to you that the bike is able to win the championship. It is a matter of riders. We have to do higher,” he instructed MotoGP.com.

Marquez’s remark follows comparable remarks on Friday, when he urged Aprilia did not have the perfect bike on the grid.

“The Aprilia just isn’t forward; its riders are. That is the place we have now to maintain working, as a result of the Ducati is able to successful,” he stated.

Marc Marquez, Ducati Crew

Marquez himself completed third within the half-distance race at Brno, simply after a second behind the highest Aprilia of Ogura.

Whereas the nine-time world champion scored a memorable win in Hungary earlier this month, he’s but to return to full health, and has to provide you with inventive methods to keep away from fatigue.

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“I am proud of how we tried to handle power, however on this means, you can not battle or do an ideal weekend.

“Yesterday, I pushed 4 laps within the FP1 and 4 laps within the FP2. This morning, I used to be simply concentrating extra on the rhythm.

“However the way in which to strive the issues and the way in which to take the reference is tremendous tough – nevertheless it’s the one means I can survive the weekend proper now.”

Requested about his expectations for Sunday’s grand prix, he added: “Prime 5 is the outcome [I can aim for], particularly ranging from fifth place. As we speak I misplaced some positions at first. Let’s examine if I can begin higher and attempt to be near the highest guys.”

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