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Marc Marquez

On the eve of the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, Jaime Alguersuari didn't mince words about Marc Marquez's unchallenged dominance in MotoGP. In a vibrant statement, the former rider turned commentator revealed a telling statistic: " Marquez has led 156 laps this year. The rest of the field, in total, has led 155. Everyone is against Marquez, and he is still in front. »

For Alguersuari, the superiority of Marquez relies as much on his pure talent as on his ability to be reborn after dark years: “ Marc Marquez is the undisputed number one. None of the greats in history have suffered as much as him and become champion again after having fallen into the abyss.. Those who are not convinced by this should not follow us. »

Even more incisively, he mentioned the critical situation of Francis Bagnaia, relegated to 130 points from Marquez au championnat : " There's one race left before the halfway point, and he already has a 130-point lead. If Pecco falls, he could be at 150. Add half of 150 plus 150 and you get 300. If this happens, with all the kindness in the world, he must go »

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« The advantage that Martin and Pecco Bagnaia had over the others, Marc Marquez now has. »

According to Alguersuari, the huge gap cannot be explained solely by technical differences: " brands make motorcycles the same way; A factory never makes a worse motorcycle to harm someoneIf you lost 130 points halfway through the championship, what a mistake ! »

He concludes by emphasizing that the domination of Marquez has completely reshuffled the championship cards: " The advantage that Martin and Pecco had over the others, Márquez now has. The FIM and Dorna have a problem because everything revolves around him. » The Spanish driver is well beyond the competition, raising questions about the balance of the field MotoGP.

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