Marco Bezzecchi
Alex Marquez missed out on a podium at the German Grand Prix after crashing out on lap nine, and brother Marc Marquez knew it would happen.
The Marquez brothers looked in complete control at the Sachsenring, but it was the red Ducati that led the charge. Marc Marquez won the Sprint ahead of brother Alex on Saturday and dominated the German Grand Prix on Sunday for his third win of 2026.
However, his brother did not join him on the podium. The Gresini rider was close behind Marc in the opening stages, but he slid off the track at the final corner on lap nine, forcing him out of the race.
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Marc Marquez warned Alex Marquez he would crash if he kept up his Sprint pace for 30 laps
Alex Marquez changed his tactics after seeing how Marc Marquez was working the tyres at the Sachsenring. He had been trying to copy his approach to keep up with him and potentially beat him.
But Neil Hodgson says Alex Marquez lacked the ‘ability’ to copy Marc and subsequently lost the front at the final corner.
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The Sachsenring is a fast-flowing circuit, and Marc Marquez knew that crashes would be around the corner. He revealed after the German GP that he had told Alex Marquez that riders would crash if they kept up their pace in the Sprint over the full race distance.
He said via TNT Sports 2 (12/07, 2:20 pm): “I didn’t know. I understood that Alex was out, because he was behind him and then suddenly Alex’s name disappeared and the distance was much bigger, so then I understood maybe Alex crashed.
“But yesterday, we were talking with Alex, and I said to him, ‘The Sprint was super fast, we were riding super fast. If we keep going like this [for] 30 laps, some of us will crash.’
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“Luckily I was still on the bike, but as I said, Alex this weekend, even yesterday, was super fast and he will have chances in the future to win more races.”
Marquez would be right, as several riders crashed out of the German GP. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Joan Mir and Cal Crutchlow also had accidents, with only 15 riders making it to the chequered flag.
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