Alex Marquez assures: "Without Marc, I knew I was the best"

Although he didn't start the Spanish GP in the best possible position, Alex Marquez put an end to the race from the moment he took the lead in Jerez. The Spaniard thus secured his first premier class victory, joining his older brother, Marc, on the list of winners in the discipline.

This victory would have been more difficult to achieve, however, without the error of the multiple world champion. Marc Marquez, in fact, committed the irreparable very early in the race, losing the front of his Ducati at turn 8.

An incident that gave a confidence boost to the race winner, who explains that he immediately understood that he had a golden opportunity to become the 122nd different winner in the premier class.

“I knew the opportunity was huge, the latter confided in remarks relayed by MotoGP.com. I tried to stay very focused, especially when I saw Marc crash in Turn 8. I said to myself: 'Today is your day.' I just tried to pass these two guys [Pecco Bagnaia and fabio quartararo]. »

Although the Desmosedici GP24 he has is intended to be less competitive than the advanced version used by Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez, the Iberian does not consider himself third in the hierarchy of this 2025 grid. MotoGP.

“I knew that with Marc on track today I would have some opportunities but without him, I knew I was the best, He continues. So I stayed focused and kept moving forward. When I overtook Fabio, I just tried to keep my pace without going crazy and reach the finish."

This is Marc Marquez's second major mistake this season, following his crash in the 'S' corners of the Austin circuit while leading the Grand Prix of the Americas. On that day, however, Alex Marquez failed to seize the opportunity presented to him, allowing himself to be dominated by Pecco Bagnaia.

Looking back on the event, the Spaniard had one more reason not to let his chance slip away.

“When he lost the front, at that moment I said into my helmet: 'No!', because he tried to catch her several times and then he disappeared to the side, He continues. At that moment, something clicked. He activated me. That's what I said when I saw him crash. I said, 'This is your day. You can't let another opportunity like in Austin pass you by.' It was emotional for half a second, then I just focused on my race."

The result of Sunday's race is unlikely to please Pecco Bagnaia, who has now received confirmation that he will have to contend with two Marquezs rather than just one this season.

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