Marc Marquez clinches his sixty-third MotoGP victory and sends a powerful message to the competition.
It’s only the first of twenty-two, but the message Marc Marquez has sent to the competition isn’t strong; it’s extremely strong. Like thunder, which contrasts with the hot and humid Thai weather, the Spaniard takes home the first long race of the season, repeating the success of yesterday’s sprint race.
Two victories so similar and yet so different, united by an uncontested and unshakable dominance, slightly slowed down by the front tire pressure issue that forced #93 to follow his brother Alex in order to maintain the balance and avoid penalties. Then, three laps from the end, with a calculator in his head, came the attack—a quick and sharp farewell to the pack, leaving no chance for a response.
Ninety-three races later, Marc Marquez returns to the top of the MotoGP standings, and he does so in Thailand, where he secured the victory that allowed him to clinch his eighth World Championship. Six years have passed since that day, with many gravel traps and nails along the way, but now, at 32 years old, the Catalan is back—and he’s back in grand style. Dominating, feeling at ease with the GP25 from the very first days of testing, moving through the free practices and qualifying where he was always at the front.
Ducati bet on him, almost forcing the decision to choose Marquez over the reigning World Champion, Martin. The dream of a Dream Team with Pecco Bagnaia was too big and too within reach not to be realized, and the year of apprenticeship with Gresini Racing allowed Marc to understand and rediscover himself, to assimilate a different riding style in its past similarities, to learn from mistakes and crashes in order to find the limit.
We are only at the first of twenty-two races, in a season that promises to be extremely long, but the message sent by MM93 to Bagnaia (and the competition) is clear, and the roar has been heard. The prize from the first round is full, but beyond the 37 points, what stands out and surprises is the simplicity with which Marquez makes his GP25 turn, even in corners that are less suited to him (those to the right), losing less than he did a few years ago.
He worked hard, put himself to the test, searching once again for himself. He knew how to wait, not to sink under the weight of wrong operations and the initial rush to recover at all costs. Over time, he understood, and time has now handed him that official Ducati, which he can now ride toward the goal of his ninth World Championship, which has been missing since 2019. That World Championship won in Thailand, and that story with the Ducati from Borgo Panigale, which begins once again right from Thailand.