Davide Tardozzi reveals how Marc Marquez proved he is a ‘champion’ in Barcelona despite finishing second

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Marc Marquez’s 15-race winning streak across all formats in the 2025 MotoGP season finally came to an end at the Catalan Grand Prix after Alex Marquez took the chequered flag in Sunday’s Grand Prix.

The younger Marquez brother was utterly dominant at the Montmelo circuit, missing out on a clean sweep of pole position, Sprint race win, and Grand Prix victory only due to crashing out of the lead during Saturday’s Sprint race.

After missing out on the win by just under two seconds, Marc shared his feelings on his brother’s victory after the race.

It was the sixth time of the season that the brothers had finished one-two in a MotoGP race, but the first time that the result swung in Alex’s favour.

It was an important win for Alex in the 2025 MotoGP campaign. After starting the season off as a regular on the podium, recent results had gotten away from the Spaniard.

In the previous three race weekends, Marquez took home just 19 points, as his championship rival registered perfect weekends to register 111 points in the same amount of time.

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Davide Tardozzi believes Marc Marquez showed his championship mentality by sitting behind Alex Marquez

For the first time since the Italian Grand Prix in June, a factory Ducati rider didn’t top either of the timing sheets in FP1 or the afternoon’s pre-qualifying practice session.

Francesco Bagnaia’s woes continued as he qualified 21st, with Marquez taking the final spot on the front row of the grid.

Speaking to AS following the conclusion of the Catalan Grand Prix, Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi expressed his satisfaction with the results achieved despite the ‘problematic’ practice sessions on Friday.

“Alex was the best all weekend, Marc proved he’s a champion, because champions know when to lose, and we saw the light at the end of the tunnel with Pecco. 

“It’s been an absolutely positive weekend for us, with a problematic Friday.”

Tardozzi predicted Marquez’s loss to his brother in Sunday’s Grand Prix, telling his rider ‘Maybe that day is today’ as they discussed his incredible winning streak ahead of the race.

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Marc Marquez is proving that he’s a champion even when he isn’t the ‘best on the track’

After making a mistake during the Grand Prix at turn seven, Marquez knew then that it was time to give up the chase for the lead. The feeling was shared with his team boss, with Tardozzi telling AS, “I said he should finish second after the scare.”

The Italian was then prompted on whether Marquez was upset about the possibility of winning the title in Misano getting away from him, to which he responded, “When it comes, it will come. 

“I’m more interested in Marc winning with his head, in the sense that he has to know when it’s time to score 20 points and when it’s time for 25. And if he has to score less, that’s not a problem either. 

“What I want to see is that Marc is also a champion in race management. We already know that he’s a champion who wins.

“We know that he’s a super champion, but we have to make him see that he’s also a champion when he’s not the best on the track, and he’s proving that.”