Spain – Sprint: The Marquez brothers score a double at home

• After surprising Qualifications, during which fabio quartararo took his first pole position since 2022, the 23 drivers of MotoGP are preparing to take the start of the Spanish GP Sprint under clear skies.
• As the lights went out, the Frenchman was caught off guard by Marc Marquez's Ducati. However, he delayed his braking long enough to maintain his advantage at the first corner. Meanwhile, Pecco Bagnaia failed to capitalize on his front-row start and was quickly overtaken by Alex Marquez.
• Marc Marquez is very aggressive with Fabio Quartararo, taking every risk. On the second lap, he tries his luck on the inside at Turn 6 by considerably delaying his braking. The 2021 world champion tries once again to resist, but loses all the benefit of his work by crashing after giving his all to complicate the Spaniard's task. It's a sad end to Saturday for Fabio Quartararo, who will nevertheless have a chance to save the day tomorrow in the main race.
• This incident propels Alex Marquez into second place, behind his older brother. Pecco Bagnaia is promoted to third place, threatened by Franco Morbidelli.

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• Shortly after Fabio Quartararo's crash, Johann Zarco ended his Saturday prematurely, crashing in Sector 1 while trying to defend his position against Brad Binder's KTM. It was a sad end to the Sprint for the Cannes rider, who had been struggling since the start of the weekend at Jerez.
• At the front, Marc Marquez seems unstoppable. At the halfway point, he has a lead of more than a second over his younger brother, Alex, who is comfortably in second place.
• The second half of the race was a race of management for the top three. Marc Marquez managed his lead over Alex Marquez, who maintained the gap to Pecco Bagnaia. Having pulled away from Franco Morbidelli, the Italian's podium position was no longer in danger.
• Marc Marquez thus easily won his fifth consecutive Sprint this season, once again ahead of his brother, Alex. He thus equaled Jorge Martin's record for consecutive Sprint victories.

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MotoGP Spain – Sprint Classification:

Ranking : MotoTiming