RiderTua.com – Among the hot topics after the Qatar GP was Marc Marquez’s debut on Ducati, but not only that, Brad Binder also appeared as the first challenger for the Ducati squad. The first race of the inaugural 2024 MotoGP ended with one certainty and some uncertainty. Pecco Bagnaia is the man to beat again this year, no doubt. He immediately confirmed in Sunday’s race as the strongest.
Brad Binder Was Amazing But Marquez’s Debut Was Also Amazing
“The first race was a bit special. After the sprint on Saturday, the values on the track completely reversed. Bagnaia was not one of the fastest on Saturday and had problems with the tyres, while on Sunday he started aggressively, immediately becoming the fastest and is the person who seems to do the best work on tire management”.
After Saturday we expected the super competitive Aleix Espargaro to take the win but he immediately ran into problems. Jorge Martin looked less comfortable in the main race with more laps, compared to Saturday’s short (half distance), perhaps he had expected a bigger tire drop and started calmly.
A great performance compared to Binder who was a bit of an underdog but had two great races. Marc Marquez’s debut at the new team was great too, but the fact that he raced in a different way than before, that is, he started calmer, more grounded, makes his performance considered weak.
Marco Melandri said, “We need to understand whether it was his strategy to start slowly and get to know the bike in every moment of the race or he didn’t feel comfortable enough to try to push the bike harder. Of course he was aware of his speed and therefore didn’t want to throw away points even though “victory is not in the cards. There will be tracks where I think he can really win, especially Austin,” he concluded.
Is Marco Melandri’s prediction correct? we have to wait for the next series to prove it..
