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Marc Marquez's victory in the Spanish GP Sprint is confirmed despite previous rules that would have disqualified it. The win marks a potential return to form for the six-time MotoGP champion.
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Under a previous MotoGP rule that was later revised, Marc Marquezâs Spanish Grand Prix sprint race victory would not have stood.
Marquez took the chequered flag at Jerez in a win that signalled what appeared to be a return to form for the six-time MotoGP champion.
However, the result wasnât without its talking points, with Marquez having cut through pit lane to switch bikes after coming off earlier in the race.
Some riders came to Marquezâs defence after the sprint. Francesco Bagnaia was among those who spoke out, saying Marquez hadnât broken any rules.
However, questions still remain over whether his win should have been allowed under the current regulations.
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During The Raceâs MotoGP podcast, journalist Simon Patterson shared that Guido Meda reached out to him, highlighting a change in the rulebook that had mostly gone unnoticed.
Meda pointed to the specific regulation stating that riders must use designated lanes to enter the pit lane, making it illegal to cross the white lines.
âWhat I donât understand, and I havenât been able to get an answer to this yet â why the rules that were in place around pit entry were removed from the MotoGP rule book a few years ago.
âGuido Meda, Italian MotoGP legendary commentator, messaged me yesterday night to say, âI found this, and I canât figure out what year it was from. But entrance to the pit lane must be made only through the deceleration lane or designated area. Crossing the white lines while entering the pit lane is prohibited.â
His victory was under scrutiny due to a previous MotoGP rule that would have disqualified it, as he cut through the pit lane to switch bikes after a crash.
The win signals a potential return to form for Marquez, who is a six-time MotoGP champion.
Marquez won the race but had an incident where he cut through the pit lane to switch bikes after an earlier crash.
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âSo at some point in the last few years, thatâs been taken out. And I donât really understand why? It was not taken out 12 minutes after the end of the sprint race on Saturday.
âI donât know where thatâs quite disappeared to because that then would have made what Marc did illegal. But thereâs no rules on it, so he didnât do anything illegal. Because thatâs not there now.â
Even though he had momentum from his sprint win and pole position, Sunday didnât go as Marc Marquez would have wanted.
An early crash took him out of contention, opening the door for his brother Alex Marquez to take the win.
But even more crucially, Marco Bezzecchi took second place, which widened the gap between them again after Marquez had brought it down to just 24 points earlier in the weekend.
The crash will have stung, especially with how close he was getting to Bezzecchi in the title race. Still, despite how things look right now, Marquez isnât likely to count himself out just yet. Heâs come back from worse before.
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