Marco Bezzecchi
Marc Marquez committed the second massive mistake of his otherwise dominant 2025 MotoGP season for Ducati at his home race in Jerez.
The Spaniard was pressuring and battling his Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia intensely when he pushed a little too hard at turn seven.
As a result, Marquez fell off his bike, causing damage and rejoining the race in last place. He was out of contention for the Grand Prix of Spain victory.
Somehow, he recovered to 12th, and although he lost the MotoGP championship lead, he trails brother Alex by just one point.
Marquez has told Alex their achievements are ‘not normal’ and has reminded them to enjoy them while they last, and this was another reminder of why sharing the podium is so special. Mistakes can take it away at any moment.
Marquez spent days thinking about his Austin crash and this one may have been even more frustrating for him. His home crowd would have been devastated.
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MotoGP fans blame ‘bully’ Francesco Bagnaia for Marc Marquez’s Spanish Grand Prix crash
For the first time this season, both factory Ducati riders showed true aggression towards each other in the early stages of the race.
The fans took to social media to share their thoughts on Marquez’s crash, and believe that Bagnaia applying pressure may have been what forced the incident.
“Broken under the pressure from Pecco,” wrote one fan on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“Marquez doesn’t know how to act when Pecco actually starts fighting back,” commented another fan.
“Quartararo is sharp. He took advantage of the Ducati duel. Márquez threw his bike at Pecco, and they went all out when they came into contact. So much tension left Marc on the ground. Unexpected,” wrote a shocked supporter.
“Better than Pecco?” questioned one fan, while another was impressed with the ‘bully’ approach from the Italian rider, “Pecco finally remembered he was a former World Champion and he could bully his teammate.”
And finally, one fan felt aggrieved and wanted to push blame on one side of the argument, “Pecco can only win [by] bumping him off and causing damage.”
What might Ducati say to Marc Marquez after his Spanish Grand Prix crash?
After making two significant mistakes in the space of five rounds, with 17 races to go, Marquez may need to change his approach.
Continuing at this rate, he won’t be able to claim a record seventh premier class title and become the oldest champion of all time at the age of 32.
Tardozzi was kind to Marquez in private and reminded him that mistakes happen after his first incident at COTA, but this time, the approach may be changed.
After watching their satellite team take the riders’ title from them last year, courtesy of Jorge Martin and Pramac, watching Gresini and Alex do it this year will not be part of the plan.
Winning eight of the first 10 races has not been enough, Marc needs to find more consistency across the rest of the 2025 campaign.
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