Valentino Rossi has once again fiercely criticized Marc Márquez, coinciding with the presentation of his long-awaited autobiography, titled Valentino Rossi, la mia storia, co-written with the specialized journalist Giorgio Terruzzi.

Marc Márquez has taken another step towards being crowned MotoGP world champion for the eighth time. The rider from Cervera could have secured it this Sunday in Qatar if he had won the race and his rival, Jorge Martín, had not scored any points. A long shot, too difficult to become reality. However, with his second-place finish in Lusail and Martín's seventh, he has widened the gap and is well-positioned to celebrate his tenth World Championship in two weeks' time in Portugal (adding his 125cc and Moto2 titles), surpassing Valentino Rossi (9) and becoming the rider with the most titles in the premier class, tied with Giacomo Agostini (8). In fact, he only needs to win the sprint race on Saturday.

Marc Márquez is already touching his tenth world crown with his fingertips. After a very complicated season, since he had to be operated on at the start of the course following a fall, the rider from Cervera has staged an incredible comeback, in which he has gone on to surpass all the rivals who aspired to dethrone him. But they could not. After winning the Malaysian Grand Prix, his 80th victory in MotoGP, this weekend he could already be champion in Qatar.

Marc Márquez has once again proven that he is the best in MotoGP by far. Although the Malaysia circuit is not his favorite, the rider from Cervera has offered a new exhibition of riding and has delivered a blow to the World Championship that could be definitive. The triumph, combined with Jorge Martín's absence, means he has his eighth title in the top category within reach. So much so that, in Qatar, he will have his first match point.

The Phillip Island circuit did not deserve this ending after three decades of being a reference event in the Motorcycle World Championship. But, at the same time, this ending helps to understand why the MotoGP management decided to do without an iconic track. The rain, the wind and, above all, the fog have prevented the riders from competing in any of the three races scheduled for this Sunday. And, especially, the premier class one, where Marc Márquez had the opportunity to practically seal the title.

“Sometimes things happen just the opposite of how you had planned them”. That is how Marc Márquez summarized, with a mischievous smile, the chaotic Saturday at the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix. The rider from Cervera finished first in the sprint race, against all odds, overcoming a bumpy event and enjoying the luck of champions. Precisely, the luck that he lacked this Sunday, in which he could only manage sixth in the long race. A bad result, a priori, if it were not for the fact that he already saw it coming and, looking at the World Championship standings, the Catalan has minimized the damage in a weekend that did not invite optimism.

The most open MotoGP World Championship in years is knocking many contenders out of the running and it seems it could be a duel between two men: Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) and Jorge Martín (Aprilia RS-GP). Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) has had a perfect weekend: he won the Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi circuit after also triumphing on Saturday in the sprint race. Two victories to put pressure on the World Championship leader. Martín finished second and sees how the difference between the two in the general standings is cut to just two points, with six races to go. The Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia RS-GP) is third.

Marc Márquez arrived at the MotoGP in Austria as the World Championship leader and leaves with a 13-point deficit. Seen this way, it is bad news for the champion from Cervera. But taking into account how the weekend has gone, it feels like he already considers it a good result. Márquez was second in the sprint race and had to settle for fifth place in a long race where he was one step away from crashing. Jorge Martín is the new leader of the championship after a Grand Prix that saw Pedro Acosta's first victory in the premier class.

Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) is experiencing a sweet moment. And he has decided that he will end up celebrating this World Championship in Cervera. If he succeeds, it would be his tenth. The Catalan rider has triumphed at the San Marino MotoGP Grand Prix at the Misano Adriatico circuit and has prevailed over his brother, Àlex Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26), and Pedro Acosta (KTM RC 1). A perfect day that has allowed him to reach the lead of the MotoGP World Championship at the home of Marco Bezzecchi, third in the World Championship, who crashed in the first laps.

A great weekend for Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26), who completed a clean sweep by winning the Aragon MotoGP Grand Prix, closing the gap on leader Jorge Martín (Aprilia RS-GP). Márquez, who had already won Saturday's sprint race, arrived at the Motorland circuit in fourth place in the general standings and leaves as the second-placed rider. The 9-time world champion now has 237 points, and is just 19 behind Jorge Martín's 256, with Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia RS-GP) third with 232 points.

The Silverstone circuit has not been a good place for Marc Márquez. It wasn't in practice, nor in Saturday's short race, and it definitely hasn't been in this Sunday's long race either. The rider from Cervera, with bad feelings on the bike, has repeated his seventh position from the sprint and has taken a step back in the fight to retain the World Championship. The victory has gone to a magnificent Raúl Fernández.

"This is what happens at Sachsenring, you win and it's normal." This was said by Marc Márquez after winning Saturday's sprint race, and he can say it again this Sunday. The rider from Cervera – who is the king of Sachsenring, with ten victories at this circuit – has had no rival at the German Grand Prix and makes a statement in the MotoGP World Championship. Marc Márquez is now third in the general standings, with only eighteen points separating him from the leader, Jorge Martín, who finished fifth. The Japanese rider Ai Ogura – second in Germany – occupies second place in the general standings, fourteen points behind the rider from Madrid.

Marc Márquez continues to make history in MotoGP. The rider from Cervera has beaten Pedro Acosta – just as he did on Saturday in the sprint race – at the Hungarian Grand Prix and achieves his 100th victory in motorcycle racing. Márquez took advantage of a five-bike crash in the first corner to close the gap on the leading riders. The Catalan adds another 25 points to his overall standings and climbs to fifth position.

The Italian Marco Bezzecchi has caused euphoria at the Italian MotoGP Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit, achieving his fourth victory of the year and strengthening his lead in the general classification. Bezzecchi waited for the opportune moment to overtake his compatriot Francesco Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP26), the leader until that moment, to escape alone on the way to a fourth triumph of the season that makes him the leader of the category. Spaniard Jorge Martín (Aprilia RS-GP) finished third. Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) started very strong, but finished in seventh position, conditioned by returning to the circuits only twenty days after undergoing surgery.

Marc Márquez's quest for a tenth World Championship has gotten off to a bad start. The rider from Cervera suffered a puncture and was unable to finish the first MotoGP Grand Prix of the season at the Buriram circuit in Thailand. Nothing has gone right for the reigning world champion, who has seen the Aprilias outperform the Ducatis. Before the puncture, Márquez was fighting for a podium finish, but always far behind the man who seems destined to be his new main rival: Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia RS-GP). The 27-year-old from Rimini is the man of the moment. After dominating qualifying, he won with ease, consistently riding well ahead of his rivals. A protégé of Valentino Rossi seems determined to prevent Márquez from surpassing his mentor in titles. A rivalry that never ends.

Marc Márquez knows the world is watching him. Every move is analyzed by his mechanics, his fans, his brother, and all his rivals. The rider from Cervera, after reclaiming the MotoGP World Championship a few months ago, begins his title defense. The price you pay when you're champion is that right afterward, everyone will want to dethrone you. But Márquez, atop his Ducati Desmosedici GP26, seems ready for the challenge, having almost fully recovered from the shoulder injury that required surgery at the end of last season. "I feel I have room to improve, based on my previous form before the injury. I can start the World Championship ready to fight, but we'll have to see how the races go, as they're always more demanding than practice. My shoulder is fine, but I still need more energy," the champion cautiously stated this week.

Ducati has decided to close out 2025 with a cherry on top in the form of an exclusive limited edition of the Panigale V4S called the Panigale V4 Márquez 2025 World Champion Replica, of which it will manufacture 293 units at a price of $93,000 each, in honor of the rider during the Christmas holidays.

1. Cervera, La Segarra. Night of May 20, 1992. Roser is watching the European Cup final on television. Koeman scores the most important goal in Barça's history, and in the euphoria of the moment, the woman jumps, falls to the ground, and breaks her ankle. Despite the pain, Roser and Julià decide to celebrate that victory with gusto, and just nine months later, their son is born. Marc Márquez i Alentà is the fruit of joy and a fall. These are two of the characteristics that, over time, we have seen most often in the prodigious career of the motorcyclist. Marc is a compulsive smiler, an optimist by nature, a human being who, with this attitude, you can already guess that he will always achieve his goals. It's also true that in the last six years he has fallen off his motorcycle a hundred times and has suffered all kinds of injuries. The most serious, the crash in Jerez in the year of the pandemic. After being left like a human wreck, anyone else would have parked their bike and walked away.

Marc Márquez's career will always be marked by his July 2020 crash at Jerez. His bike launched him off the road, and the impact with the asphalt was violent. The inertia battered him, sending him into somersaults, his body spinning out of control. After the marshals assisted him, the Catalan rider sat down on the first plastic chair he found outside the danger zone. His movements before removing his helmet already suggested an injury, but no one imagined it was the beginning of a cruel period that would nearly end his career. He had broken his right humerus. At first glance, a minor injury. But it required four operations and ruined three seasons.

The years go by and the relationship between Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi remains tense. Although ll Dottore It's been four years since he left MotoGP. Thus, every visit by the Cerverí to the Misano Circuit, located 50 kilometers from Urbino, Rossi's birthplace, is like going to the enemy's home. The Italian has been present at the circuit this weekend, and even crossed paths with Márquez in the pit lane, but they didn't look at each other. On Saturday, with Márquez's crash during the sprint, the cameras saw Rossi's smile slip away, celebrating. On Sunday, the World Championship leader got his revenge: he won the long race, to the desperation of the home crowd, and left the title within easy reach. He could be champion in Japan and equal Rossi's nine titles, seven of them in MotoGP.