MotoGP Catalonia Day 1, Marc Marquez (Ducati/4) makes internal revelations: "I'm not going to hide it, Bagnaia is suffering mentally"

This time, Marc Marquez wasn't the fastest during the practice session in Catalonia, but that's hardly surprising. First, a bit like Pecco Bagnaia did in 2022 and then in 2023, Marquez gains momentum as the weekend goes on, and often lets someone else set the fastest lap on Friday afternoon. Then, it must be remembered that this track is historically one of his worst in his career, even if he won there twice during his best years (2014, 2019), he also experienced big disappointments there - notably in 2015. He speaks out.

Although he wasn't at the top of the timesheet, Marc Marquez was still very fast. « Given the current situation, we're not doing so badly in Catalonia.I expected to be a little further away from the fastest, but we were close. That's the important thing: on the favorable circuits, to score the 37 points, and on the less favorable circuits, to be alongside them, and that's what we're going to try to do all weekend" he said for Motosan.

 

 

In Montmelo, Marc Marquez was very impressed by his brother Alex, so much so that he sees him breaking his current winning streak. « Even though I've won seven races in a row, I'd like to win the eighth.. I'd like to continue this momentum. Yes, but one day, on a circuit, a moment will come when there will be someone faster than us. And on that day, if it's my brother, well, I prefer it to be my brother rather than someone elseWe'll see, but for now, it's Friday. We will try to give 100% tomorrow and, above all, to qualify well to do a good sprint. » he continued.

 

 

Finally, he spoke gravely about his teammate Pecco Bagnaia, currently 21st in Catalonia. "I'm not going to hide it, Bagnaia is suffering mentally. This means he doesn't drive as well as he could. So, when the media hype dies down, he will surely calm down and, from there, he will have to start rebuilding his confidence, which he has visibly lost in these last two races. But it is not easy for a driver to find himself in a difficult situation, lacking confidence, exposed to this extent by the media and constantly questioned. But he's a two-time MotoGP world champion and he has the skills and qualities to achieve it. » he concluded.

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Practice results at the 2025 Catalan Grand Prix:

 

 

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