Marc Marquez traveled to his Ducati debut at the Grand Prix Sprint in Thailand on Saturday. He controls the races from the front, with brother Alex Marquez right behind.

Marquez had struggled to get Ducati from the line test, but clearly resolving the problem with his engineers. While his brother was fighting with Francesco Bagnaia, Marquez fell into the lead.

The potential margin of victory was less than 1.2 seconds, but the ant or CERVERA never looked under serious threat. It collects the first 12 points of the season.

Marquez was the powerful favorite for the Thai Grand Prix after setting the pace in the test. It has dominated the whole weekend so far, having duties of poles from a Tensh and a half.

Bagnaia will be pleased to be close to the Spaniard after a difficult Friday where it ended up in the 11th in practice. An incidental incident with Franco Morbidelli hurt him slowly.

Marquez competed with the first two (Bagnaia and Jorge Martin) despite driving one year GP23 bike last season. At the top of spec, he sees a first title since 2019.

Marc Marquez had “other speed” if necessary in Thailand Grand Prix Sprint

Speaking live Tnt sports After the sprint, Sylvain Guintoli expressed his disappointment that there was a more careful fight on the front. The first five settled in their seats early.

Ducati dominated once again, believed that Ai Ogura was the star of the race in the fourth, offering Aprilia some hope. Fabio di Giannantonio slowed down with a prominent issue of bicycles, while Fermin Aldeguer was 13th in the debut.

Concerned about his opponents, Guintoli noticed that Marquez was holding some pace in the reserve. He could say from his body language that 32 -year -old watytacking.

The Frenchman suggested that the choice of bagnaia tires could hurt him in a smaller form. It was the rejection of the top four, after choosing the hard front.

“When you look at the body language, the struggle, it looked like he had another speed he made enough he used,” Guintoli said. ‘Mark seemed strong, we waited for him [to be] Strong, but I was expecting a little more fight.

“It could also come from the choice of the front type. Pecco didn’t really like the soft front. Well, at the top four, everyone was in the soft front waiting for Pecco.

Marc Marquez releases a typical Casey Stoner in Francesco Bagnaia Battle

Marquez has adopted a more comfortable driving position at the Ducati plant, according to Peter Bom. Maybe that’s why it seemed less natural in buriram.

With temperatures reaching the high 30s, Marquez will be relieved if he did so he has to push flat. Mat Oxley wonders if the Thai Grand Prix will be reduced to protect riders.

Right now, Marquez seems undoubtedly imposing, but we must remember that this is the first of the 22 races. In addition, Bagnaia came really alive last season on Sunday, getting 11 wins – eight more than anyone else.

Also, Michael Laverty has compared Marquez to Casey Stoner in his ability to maximize a package. Can send teammates to a spiral as they wonder where he finds the time round.