With Marc Marquez the party is over.

dflight Championsfight between the most successful From the grill Mark Marquez and his eight titles against the second one who has the most and the one who completed the last courses, Pecco Bagnaia and his three wounds. Unlike previous competitions, this was not due to fifth place, as when they fell in Portugal, or missing out due to the greater speed of one of them, as in Qatar or Austin.

IN Jerez, faces were seen as a sign of victory. And it was not just a triumph, as the triumph from Cervera sought to return to glory, having gone 917 days without winning, and the triumph from Chivasso to defeat their great rivals at home and return to the lost path. management Jorge Martin

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Banyaya won, but didn’t have time to strike There were five laps left in which the older Marquez “chose” not to push and cause both of them to fall, as some believe Pecco did at Portimao. “Mark was very goodbecause in such cases one of the two, or both, ends up on the ground,” he admitted.

The number “1” caused euphoria. “Is one of my best victories, one of the three best, although I couldn’t say if he was the best. Of course it was very hard work,” he said.

Elbows in fights with Mark

Ducati official expresses “respect” to the man from Lleida, but with messages. “When you fight him, you have to have open elbows. The fight was difficult, but fair. “It was a show of force,” he said.

Mark, for his part, eventually agreed to second place, his first podium with Ducati, and he got excited. He vibrated with the fans, with 144,678 viewers who arrived only on Sunday, 296 741 all weekend, which is a record in the modern era. Small party.

Delighted by the fans

It had a special flavor for him because it was where he suffered a life-changing injury in 2020 – a fracture in his right arm. “This is where my bad dream began and I hope that from here we will get out of this negative spiral. We haven’t left yet, it’s still hard, but mentally has more confidence“he admitted.”Experience had weight. If you have half a motorcycle in front of you, then the one behind is to blame. In this case, I was the one marked, and it was I who took the bike and decided to abort the race, because otherwise I would have said: “No, I had zero.” It’s not my fault, but I had zero.” So, like this I have 20 points“he added.

The Catalan is now ready to win and fight. Even compete for the crown, although he refuses to talk about it directly. “He has a 2024 motorcycle, but I have a weapon. I’m having a good time and here’s my outlook for the year: enjoy what’s happening. If it’s a zero, learn from it, and if it’s a good moment, celebrate it with me,” he says.

But he’s already doing the math. “After one of the worst starts of my career. I only have 32 points…,” he glides. Well, the rest of us now have more reasons to worry.