Marc Marquez’s sudden pace drop in the Thailand MotoGP was about more than just managing tyre pressure, claims Francesco Bagnaia

Spain's Marc Marquez completed a double with victory in the opening race of the MotoGP season at the Thailand Grand Prix. The 32-year-old six-time former champion won Saturday's sprint race at the Buriram International Circuit in his first competitive outing for his new team Ducati and started Sunday's race as pole-sitter.

Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez continued his perfect start with factory Ducati as he completed a weekend double at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of his younger brother Alex.

Marc Marquez marked his Ducati debut with an impressive victory on Sunday at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand becoming the first rider since Casey Stoner in 2007 to win on their Ducati debut.

It wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that Marc Marquez and Ducati absolutely dominated the opening weekend of the 2025 MotoGP season in Thailand. While this hasn’t really come as a surprise given his strong timings in the pre-season tests and his previous track record,

MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix turned out to be a display of Marc Marquez’s strategic masterclass as he made dream debut in the Ducati Lenovo Factory Team colours.

Italy's two-time MotoGP champ Francesco 'Pecco' Bagnaia came third in the opening race of the season, the Thailand Gp, on Sunday. Bagnaia's new Ducati teammate Marc Marquez won the race and his brother Alex Marqez was second on a Gresini.