MotoGP, Spain, Marc Marquez mortified by his crash: "If I want to fight for the World Championship, I can't afford this"

In Jerez, Marc Marquez experienced one of those Sundays that leaves its mark. The Ducati rider, who had dominated the early stages of the 2025 MotoGP season, paid dearly for a mistake he acknowledges was "unacceptable" in the fight for the title.

After getting off to a good start, the battle with Pecco Bagnaia promised to be sumptuous. But on the third lap, in turn 8, Marquez went from dream to nightmare: a loss of the front, a slide into the gravel, and with it a precious chance to consolidate his lead in championnat.

A scene all the more cruel because Jerez is the circuit where, in 2020, his career had taken a turn following his terrible humerus injury. This year I fall less, but these two mistakes, in Austin and today, cost us a lotIf I want to fight for the World Championship, I can't afford that. ", Marc admitted, lucid and bitter.

After his accident, far from giving up, he set off again to save some points. We had to defend our colors until the endWe had four, and that was the least I could do. " he insisted. But the main thing is elsewhere: his lead has vanished. Alex Marquez, his brother, took the lead in the general classification with a one-point advantage, and Pecco Bagnaia is twenty lengths away.

**Marc Marquez: “ There are people who will come out of the cave to throw stones... and others will hide during the next race »**

With a closed face, Marc explained that the fall had been "strange": " I just wanted to let the towers pass, as I had done in other races. But when I released the brakes, the front went"A simple gesture, a fraction of a second, and the entire dynamic of the championship is called into question.

Marc Marquez knows: in such a tight championship, where every detail counts, these errors could weigh heavily. I take note of all errorsWe cannot repeat them if we want to continue fighting for this World Championship. " he concluded, determined but aware that the momentum is broken, and that every misstep could cost him the crown.

Then he concludes: “ The championship is very long. There are people who see it won, others who see it lost, others who will come out of the cave today to throw stones... and others will hide during the next race. It's part of the show. We have to keep doing what we're doing. ».