Marc Marquez admits the collision on the primary lap of the MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix with brother Alex Marquez that left harm on his Ducati was “my mistake”.
The manufacturing facility Ducati rider ended up successful Sunday’s 22-lap Qatar GP by 1.8 seconds on the chequered flag to finish his third weekend hat-trick out of 4 rounds in 2025.
However his race was nearly ruined at Flip 1 on the opening lap, when he and youthful brother Alex Marquez on the Gresini-run Ducati made contact.
Marc Marquez misplaced a winglet from the rear of his bike, whereas the incident allowed VR46’s Franco Morbidelli to take the lead across the exterior of the pair.
Explaining what occurred, Marc Marquez mentioned: “The contact with Alex was slightly bit extra my mistake than his mistake, as a result of I simply opened the fuel and I felt just like the rear was going.
“I closed the fuel once more and he didn’t anticipate it.
“For that cause he hit me and for that cause Morbidelli overtook me from the surface.
“However it was extra slightly bit my mistake. Fortunately each of us stayed on our bikes.”
Alex Marquez had a second collision just some laps later with Fabio Di Giannantonio whereas battling for third, which led to the previous receiving a ride-through penalty.
He would end seventh on the chequered flag, although was promoted to sixth when second-placed Maverick Vinales was demoted 16 seconds for a tyre strain infringement.
Di Giannantonio ended up with out factors in sixteenth.
Although the harm to Marc Marquez’s bike initially appeared prefer it was inflicting him issues as he was overtaken by the likes of Vinales and Pecco Bagnaia, he mentioned he didn’t really feel any ill-effects.
“No, no. Simply I misplaced the smallest wing of the seat. So, I didn’t really feel something,” he mentioned.
Marc Marquez manufacturers Qatar GP “most vital weekend” of 2025
Coming to a circuit he has solely gained without delay in MotoGP and never since 2014, Marc Marquez anticipated to battle this weekend.
However a clear sweep of pole, dash win and grand prix victory whereas his chief rivals dropped factors has allowed him to take a 26-point lead within the standings once more having been trailing by one coming into the spherical.
“I’m tremendous pleased, particularly as a result of to myself it’s crucial weekend of the season,” he added.
“As a result of Thailand, Argentina, Austin have been good circuits for me however right here was the primary circuit the place I mentioned ‘okay, possibly I’ll battle slightly bit’.
“And I knew that Pecco and Alex and [Fabio] Di Giannantonio and another riders are super-fast right here.
“However simply I labored so much throughout the weekend. I did a step on the fitting quick corners, which was additionally tremendous vital.”
Marquez says he wasn’t involved with others catching as much as him within the first half of the race as a result of he preserving his tyres for a push late on, which he did with seven laps to go.
“And as we see within the race, I did a unique technique as a result of I simply managed the entrance tyre,” he mentioned.
“I knew that doing that technique possibly Pecco would arrive as a result of I slowed down the race so much.
“Morbidelli was going however I didn’t care. I used to be simply controlling my entrance tyre as a result of I used to be not capable of journey at my restrict as a result of I’ve a driving model that pushes the entrance so much.
“And on this circuit we struggled so much. However then I simply waited, when Pecco overtook me I mentioned ‘okay, now I begin the race’, and I began to push extra.
“The final seven laps after I overtook Vinales, simply I elevated a bit extra the brakes, the push, the turning and simply tried to make use of the entrance tyre extra. And that’s the place I made the step.”
