Marc Marquez told he has one ‘over the top’ weakness at Ducati this season by Davide Tardozzi

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Marc Marquez extended his championship advantage by 28 points at the Dutch Grand Prix after yet another dominant performance.

The most impressive aspect of his weekend wasn’t just that he looked imperious at one of his weaker circuits of recent times, but also that he fought back from two huge crashes on Friday.

In the sprint, it didn’t really look like Marquez was riding at 100%. Despite starting from the second row on Sunday, he still fought his way through to win the Dutch Grand Prix.

Ducati will be thrilled with his turnaround, and he now gets to turn his attention to tracks he has taken a liking to in previous seasons, with the Sachsenring and Brno coming before the summer break.

Francesco Bagnaia may have outsmarted Marquez by opting for a better setup at Assen and looking like having more pace, but he didn’t put it to good enough use in race trim. He could only muster third in the Grand Prix.

Marquez tarnished Fabio Quartararo’s pole lap by admitting he didn’t push at 100% because his body couldn’t accept another crash. He wanted to ensure that he was around to pick up the points later in the weekend.

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Davide Tardozzi says Marc Marquez is ‘over the top’ working with Ducati engineers this season

Marquez was seen doing something ‘not good at all’ with his body language after suffering his crashes. At the age of 32, to win both races despite those shunts and his history of other crashes, his performance was remarkable.

After the upcoming German Grand Prix, half the MotoGP season will have passed, and it’s hard to see anyone catching the six-time champion.

Confusingly, Carmelo Ezpeleta called Marquez’s dominance ‘strange’, but it’s no coincidence that he is at the top of the pack.

He’s one of, if not the hardest working rider on the grid, and it’s something that Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi believes is one of his weaknesses.

“There are always weaknesses,” he told GPOne. “The professionalism he demonstrates in working with the engineers is over the top.”

Why Davide Tardozzi had to speak to Ducati mechanics after Marc Marquez footage emerged

Just a short time ago, on Ducati’s home soil, Marquez was booed by Italian fans for a variety of reasons after winning both races at Mugello.

It led to a staunch defence by Tardozzi, who attempted to explain to the fans that he should be supported for riding for an Italian manufacturer.

After winning the race on Sunday, he received a slightly warmer reception, but it didn’t seem to bother him too much anyway.

He was focused on celebrating, and in doing so, got caught up in a silly incident. At one stage, Tardozzi needed to speak to Ducati mechanics after concerning Marquez footage showed him being dropped from a height.

They need to be careful to avoid an unnecessary incident that could damage his body, otherwise, it could curtail his heroic bid for a seventh title.