Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez continued his excellent begin with manufacturing facility Ducati as he accomplished a weekend double on the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix on Sunday, ending forward of his youthful brother Alex.
Pole-sitter and dash winner Marc Marquez made an electrical begin in sizzling and humid circumstances on the Buriram International Circuit however Alex, who had certified second on the grid, took the lead on the seventh of the 26 laps.
Marc snatched again the lead with three laps remaining, nonetheless, to win the opening race of the MotoGP season for the primary time since 2014.
Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia, Marquez’s new teammate, got here in third to full an all-Ducati podium.
“Yesterday, I was happy. Today, I’m super happy,” Marquez informed reporters. “I mean, this is a dream! It’s a dream start my new journey with Ducati like this in Thailand where I won my last four championships, to be here with my brother — incredible.”
Marquez had regarded dominant all weekend and it appeared solely a matter of time that he would overtake Alex, who’s 4 years his junior, as he completed 1.732 seconds forward.
The 32-year-old Spaniard prolonged his lead on the prime of the MotoGP world championship with 37 factors, eight greater than second-placed Alex and 14 forward of Italian Bagnaia.
Marquez now has 112 MotoGP podiums, equalling compatriot Dani Pedrosa.
“I thought he (Marquez) was trying not to use a lot of rear tyre. I was using everything, I was using all the energy because when you don’t have it, literally, you need to push a bit more, and you cannot really save tyre,” Alex mentioned.
“But in the end second was our maximum target today. So, to keep Pecco (Bagnaia) behind it’s not easy, he’s a world champion, and you have another experience.”
Bagnaia, who misplaced final 12 months’s championship to the now injured Jorge Martin by 10 factors, battled with Alex for second place.
“I gave my all and I could not be too close to Alex to try and attend. Marc was playing with us all the way. So, my maximum ambition was to finish in P2 but we finished in P3,” Bagnaia mentioned.
“I tried my best, but I was slower and I was losing more time in some part of the track.”
Franco Morbidelli made up two locations to end fourth, whereas Trackhouse’s Japanese rookie Ai Ogura continued his exceptional begin to MotoGP as he got here fifth.
Published – March 03, 2025 04:37 am IST
