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Marc Marquez admits he lacks the pace to compete for the MotoGP title after his crash at the Spanish Grand Prix. He clarified that his statement pertains to his personal performance, not Ducati's capabilities.
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Marc Marquez has made his strongest statement yet about his 2026 championship prospects, declaring after his Spanish Grand Prix crash that he is currently too slow to defend his MotoGP crown.
The lead factory Ducati rider was quick to underline that he was referring to his personal performance, not that of the Italian manufacturer. His brother Alex won the race on the independent Gresini Ducati GP26, breaking Aprilia's MotoGP winning streak after five races.
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"Iām the first to try and look at things optimistically, but at the same time, realistically," he said. "At the moment, weāre not riding at our best, nor do we have the pace - I mean, my pace - to fight for the world championship."
While Marc has won two MotoGP sprints this season, including the Jerez edition on Saturday, he has been unable to win a grand prix since the San Marino GP in September last year. While that poor run has partly been due to injury, he declared himself fully fit ahead of this weekend - and he is aware that crashing out on Sundays is unacceptable under the circumstances.
"If youāre not on the podium on Sundays, itās very difficult. But weāll try to improve bit by bit and rediscover that feeling," he added.
Marco Bezzecchi showed exactly the value of accumulating podiums, bagging a solid second to stretch his points advantage despite failing to win for the first time this year. Meanwhile, Marc comes away from Andalucia fifth in the points standings, 44 points behind the Italian.
Marc Marquez stated that he currently does not have the pace to fight for the MotoGP title following his recent crash.
Marc Marquez crashed during the Spanish Grand Prix, which contributed to his concerns about his performance level.
Alex Marquez won the Spanish Grand Prix riding for the independent Gresini Ducati team.

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Speaking about the high-speed accident, his second in as many years whilst following his brother at the Spanish GP, Marquez was philosophical.
"Well, sometimes you crash, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. And today it was our turn to crash," he said.
"The important thing is that we enjoyed the weekend at Jerez; Iāve had a good time riding the bike. Itās a shame we only managed a few laps today, but Iām fine. Tomorrow is Monday and life goes on."
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Typically, he wanted nothing to do with the potential excuse of an inopportune gust of wind as he went through the quick Criville right-hander.
"If thereās a crosswind, it affects everyone," he said, before explaining that his main priority upon falling was making sure he was well away from a bike that ended up cartwheeling multiple times.
"Itās true that the bike closed up in front of me, and I didnāt even try to save the crash," the Spaniard continued. "At that point, if you hit the gravel right on top of the bike, well, you saw how the bike ended up⦠When I saw it closing up on me, I simply positioned myself to enter the gravel properly.
"A shame, because I couldnāt quite get to grips with the race pace we had either. Although [Alex] was unbeatable today. But we set out determined to fight for third or fourth place; thatās where we would have been heading.ā
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