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The Spanish weekend at the Aragon circuit tested the adaptability of teams and riders, with difficult conditions related to the climate and the new asphalt. Among all of them, however, the talent of multiple champion Marc Marquez stood out, who dominated the weekend on his GP23, returning to victory after a three-year-long winless drought.
Second step of the podium for Jorge Martin, the best among the mere mortals, who 'settled' for his sixth consecutive second step of the podium and was the 'calculator' with one eye on the championship. Third on the podium was the rookie Acosta, who returned to a competitive level with his own KTM. Bad luck for Pecco Bagnaia, in trouble since the first free practice sessions for problems defined in an enigmatic way not related to the bike. Bad starts and even worse the end of the race, in which the two-time reigning MotoGP world champion, trying a comeback that would have taken him to the podium, found in his way Alex Marquez who did not give way to his GP24. There was an ugly-looking contact between the two Ducatis whose riders fortunately did not suffer injuries, but Bagnaia's zero weighs heavily in view of the championship.
Carlo Pernat's words:
"What a day for Marquez! Someone was doing a different sport. It was a mostly left-hand circuit, but there was a gulf between him and all the other riders. He looked like someone from Mars. With this victory he was back in the fray for the title chase. There are four left to contend for it, Martin Bagnaia Marquez and Bastianini. So far it has been a great championship, but today Marquez's superiority was incredible. Even with a small mistake he gained 2 seconds in one lap, his level was embarrassing for the other riders. A very unlucky Bagnaia, he could have fought for third place on the podium, but his crash with Alex Marquez was dangerous. It was probably a race incident, but it will be talked about a lot. A victory for the Marquez family? Joke. Martin has been the smartest so far, "settling" for second place, not pushing hard, but against Marquez he couldn't do much this weekend. He gained valuable points and Bagnaia's zero will weigh heavily."
"Bastianini unfortunately started from the fifth row, finishing 5th, he did what he could. He needs to qualify better, but in Misano things could be back on track. With few corners there, Marquez will struggle a bit more because of the lingering injury to his right arm. Aragon saw the resurgence of the KTM, Acosta seems to have regained control of his bike. He is back to the setup he had in the past and with Pedrosa's help he was much stronger. Evidently Pedrosa is the soul of KTM, which is working to prepare Pedro for next season. As usual we witnessed a Honda disaster, Zarco had shown some promising results in practice, but without success. Joan Mir seems to have given up. As forYamaha, Quartararo gave 120% as always but at the moment with this bike he cannot do much more. Rins is also not producing results. It was a good GP, with few overtakes, but we would prefer to see more fights for the first places. It could happen as early as Misano, a track where it is difficult to gain so much space, so tune in for the championship, it will be fun, I promise."
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