They just can't make put Marc Marquez under pressure. His rivals can't, neither can the absurd regulation that penalizes those who, during the race, end up 'under pressure' because the team - maybe with not enough data at its disposal - fails to hit the temperature window that saves them from the penalty.
But when at the helm of the spaceship that's the Ducati GP25 there's 'Magic Marc', these are all details, and the demonstration of his current superiority is the coolness with which he handles these situations.
As had already happened to him in Buriram, Thailand - when he voluntarily allowed himself to be overtaken by his brother, Alex, coming out of Turn 3, only to pass him again and win with four laps to go - in Brno, Marc slowed down while leading by two and a half seconds and lined up behind Pedro Acosta's KTM to get the front tire pressure values within parameters. Then, after four laps, when the warning light on his dashboard went off, he overtook his fellow country man on the last pass and then sprinted to the victory.
The eight-time world champion has a great computer between his ears. and anyone who has ridden a motorcycle at high speeds on the circuit, even if not as high as these phenomena, easily understands how simple it is to lose concentration.
Pecco Bagnaia was lacking this lucidity. He also realized what the problem was but wasn't able to glue himself to Marquez's exhausts who, after four laps, was already ahead by more than a second. So, Pecco lost as many as three positions, ended up 5th, but then lost more ground and finished 7th.
The current MotoGP has absurd regulations. However, since the pressure parameter is safety related, Michelin should take the responsibility by setting the operating window. And, on this issue, since they'll also be racing with these tires in 2026, it would've been correct to debut with the new 140 front tire, even if the honor and burden of the tires in 2027 will pass to Pirelli.
"We have a reference in the dashboard that helps us understand," Marc explained. "However, I saw that, in Acosta's wake, the pressure was going back to normal levels, so I waited, like I had already done in Buriram. A mistake by the technicians? No, we had little time to try, and the engineers are always trying to give you the best performance," he said, exonerating his team.
This is the 11th Sprint win for #93. He had missed the gold medal only at Silverstone. As they wait for the Grand Prix, the lead over his brother Alex (whose 17th and out of the points range), increased to 95 points, which become 156 over Pecco Bagnaia, who finished in 7th position, losing only 3 points to the winner's 12.
Pecco, who had apparently had the same problem as his teammate, later revealed that he had a problem with the on-board computer, which was signaling pressure problems but, instead, the pressure was correct. They'll clear this up in the pit.
From a certain point of view, this Sprint was also fun and allowed us to celebrate the podiums of Acosta and Bastianini, who was good at repelling Bezzecchi's assaults. And, positive as always, was Fabio Quartararo's race, which ended in fifth position. We'd like to see him at the wheel of a more competitive Yamaha.
The rest, as we often say, is sotto-clou: Zarco was the best Honda, in 8th, while Jorge Martin's comeback had him finishing 11th.
