What happened in Texas was just an accident

The accident suffered by Marc Márquez at the Grand Prix of the Americas was just that, an accident. The rider from Cervera has made up for the error that caused him to retire in Texas and returns to the lead of the MotoGP World Championship after winning the sprint race in Qatar. An unqualified victory for a rider who seems to have the best bike and more motivation than anyone.

The podium was completed by his brother Àlex, second, and Franco Morbidelli, third. The sprint was not much of a story. With Marc Márquez starting from the The official Ducati rider maintained his lead.



His brother, Àlex, tried to challenge him and, in fact, managed to overtake him on one of the initial corners, but the eldest member of the family regained the lead and extended his advantage to a second and a half, crossing the finish line. He had a good pace and made no mistakes in the eleven laps of Saturday's short race. Àlex Márquez once again climbs to the second step of the podium.

For the rest, it's crumbs. Although for Álex Márquez, they're not few, since he's riding a satellite bike. However, it works very well for him, and he was able to hold off Morbidelli, whom he ended up beating at the finish line by almost a second.

The younger brother arrived in Qatar as the provisional leader but has lost the pole position, now surpassed by two points (98 to 96). A very small gap that keeps him very strong in the standings, where Pecco Bagnaia, theoretically the rival to beat, can't quite find the key and is third with 77 points. In fact, it was a bad Saturday for Bagnaia.

The Italian had received a breath of fresh air in Texas, where he benefited from Marc Márquez's crash to win the race. But in Qatar, he was the one who crashed. Not in the race, but in Q2.

This relegated him to eleventh place on the starting grid. He made a good start to the sprint and finished in eighth place, despite the fact that the race seemed long—perhaps because his bike wasn't fully repaired—and he finished eleventh, out of the points. This Sunday, the 22-lap main race starts at 7 p.

m. (DAZN)..