Marc Marquez emerged from Assen both victorious... and exhausted. The Spanish champion admitted to being physically "devastated" after an intense weekend punctuated by two crashes and, despite everything, also by another double, his third in a row and already the sixth of this 2025 MotoGP season.
On the legendary Dutch track, nothing was easy for the driver ducati. On Friday, the weekend started very badly with a slight injury in FP1, followed by two falls during the day. While he came through without serious injuries, Marc admits that these incidents changed his approach to the rest of the GP.
But on Sunday, despite starting only from fourth place, he dominated the competition in Sprint as long run that holds the top spot. " Adrenaline is the best pain reliever there is.,” he told TNT Sport. It's always been my remedy. Sunday morning, I was wiped out. In the warm-up, I was wiped out and I thought to myself: "I can't ride.” But in the race, adrenaline is the best pain reliever »
Marc Marquez: “ I will now take two or three days of rest to recover from the blow I received to my ribs, finger, arm and whole body. »
Marc has now taken a lead of 68 points over its nearest rival, and 126 over Pecco Bagnaia, third in General classificationIn recent weeks, he has even triumphed on circuits that were not his favorite playgrounds in the past, such as the Mugello ou Aragon. Yet, paradoxically, it is often in races that are a priori "easy" that he makes his rare errors, as in Austin ou Jerez.
« I will now take two or three days of rest to recover from the blow I received to my ribs, finger, arm and whole body, because serious accidents are not the same at 20 years old as at 32 years old »
Marquez now turns to the Sachsenring, one of his favorite circuits with its many left turns. But his joy at Assen was tarnished by his brother's injury Alex, let him not forget: " I'm super, super happy, not 100%, because Alex broke his finger and I wish him a speedy recovery, firstly because he is my main rival in the championship and I want all my rivals to be on track. And secondly because he is my brother.. » Even “destroyed”, Marc Marquez remains the man to beat in MotoGP.
Championship after Assen:
