The Márquez brothers star in Groundhog Day

BarcelonaMarc Márquez wins the race in the sprint and Àlex Márquez finishes second. It doesn't matter when you read it like that. History repeats itself because the Cervera brothers' dominance in the MotoGP Saturday round is extraordinary. It happened again in Jerez, for the fifth time in a row. Results that strengthen Marco's position as the championship leader and Àlex's as second. Third place goes to Pecco Bagnaia.

The difference is that Marc Márquez didn't start from the starting line. pole positionHe started second. Fabio Quartararo led the field, holding the lead into the first corner and looking poised to spice up the sprint. Marc, the old hand, didn't let him escape and overtook him on the inside in one of the tightest corners. The maneuver threw Quartararo off course, sending him off course and crashing. It didn't appear his bike was damaged, but when he got up, he saw the race leader was several meters away. And he retired.

With eleven laps remaining, Marc Márquez cruised to the finish line alone, unchallenged. Nor did his brother suffer from second place. This was despite Álex starting from the second row, due to his crashes on Friday. However, he made an excellent start that helped him maintain the pace of the leaders and then comfortably complete the sprint. Meanwhile, Pecco Bagnaia, penalized for a poor start, climbed back to third place and seemed content with that position. He preferred to climb to the podium and score some points while waiting for better times for the two-time champion.