Marco Bezzecchi
Marc Marquez was ruled out of the final four rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season just one week after securing his seventh world title in the premier class, and he has recently revealed his relief over the injury setback.
The first 17 rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season were nothing short of a fairytale for Marc Marquez. After enduring the most difficult period of his career before his switch to Ducati machinery in 2024, the Spaniard had finally returned to his perch at the top of the standings.
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However, disaster struck at the following round of the season in Indonesia, where a clash with Marco Bezzecchi on the first lap of the Grand Prix saw him sustain a broken collarbone.
Unfortunately, a full recovery from the injury has been a long and difficult road for the 33-year-old, and Marquez has shown several signs this season that he still isn’t back to full fitness, despite the incident taking place nearly six months ago.
Marc Marquez reveals ‘relief’ for his season-ending injury at the 2025 Grand Prix of Indonesia
In a recent appearance on the Tengo un Plan podcast, Marquez was asked to recall his feelings at the exact moment that he won the 2025 world title in Japan, as well as the injury setback that came one week later at the Indonesian Grand Prix.
Remarkably, the Spaniard felt relief after being ruled out of the rest of the season, citing his desire at the time to not continue racing in the final four rounds of the season.
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The Spaniard says he felt 'relief' after getting injured at the following round of the 2025 season at Mandalika.
After being asked to describe what was happening in an image of him hugging Ducati personnel at Motegi, Marquez replied, “The lap of honour, the moment of celebration, that’s what I remember most.
“More from the footage I’ve seen afterwards than from the moment itself. I promise you; I don’t remember the moment itself, and I wish I did.
It frustrates me, and I’d like to remember it and know: did I say this, or did I say that, and did I say the other thing? I don’t remember; I mean, I remember it more from the footage I’ve seen, but I only stayed switched on after that moment.
“There was a race the following week, which was the one where I got injured in Indonesia. I felt empty. I didn’t feel like riding a motorbike; that had never happened to me before.
“Normally, I’d win a championship and say: ‘I want to win the next race’. Instead, I was left thinking, ‘I want to go on holiday.’ I went, but I was injured. But it’s true that it was a relief.”
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The MotoGP paddock is now split regarding Marc Marquez’s 2026 title chances
Due to his inability to make a full recovery ahead of the current campaign, paired with Aprilia’s emergence as the top constructor, Marquez has had a difficult time starting his title defence off on the right foot.
VR46 boss Pablo Nieto is still under the impression that the Ducati star is still the man to beat in the landscape of the championship this year, but not everyone inside the MotoGP paddock shares the same opinion.
Former MotoGP rider turned commentator Carlos Checa has changed his mind on Marquez’s title hopes, after initially tipping the 73-time Grand Prix winner to replicate his success before the start of the 2026 season.
The 53-year-old stated that he would now be ‘surprised’ if Marquez ends the season on top, but still thinks that the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix will paint a clearer picture of where the Spaniard stands amongst his peers.
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