Martin Passed Fit to Practice at Qatar GP
Martin was cleared for Friday’s first practice, while Marc Marquez can clinch the MotoGP title with the right result on Sunday.
- On Sunday, Marc Márquez can clinch his eighth MotoGP title at the Qatar Grand Prix if he extends his 44-point championship lead by at least 30 points over the Lusail weekend.
- Jorge Martín, recovering from a broken wrist sustained at the Australian Grand Prix, has been cleared for Friday's Free Practice 1; participation beyond FP1 remains subject to a MotoGP medical assessment.
- Riders expressed concerns about the Qatar Grand Prix amid regional conflict, though factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia said he decided to "fully trust" organizers following specific safety guarantees.
- Raul Fernandez and Fermin Aldeguer were cleared to race this weekend after medical assessments, while Alex Márquez withdrew to undergo surgery on his collarbone.
- Márquez plans to work "day-by-day" at the Lusail International Circuit, focusing on maximizing points rather than changing his strategy to secure the championship this weekend.
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In the MotoGP championship, it could happen that we will get the championship title decided this Sunday, three stages before the end of the season. Marc Marquez has the first final ball in Qatar - after the injury of his biggest rival Jorge Martin.
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At the age of 33, Márquez has 7 titles (nine counting all categories), the same as another legend of the specialty, the Italian Valentino Rossi, and only one of the mythical Giacomo Agostini, who caught 15 crowns in the 60s and 70s, eight of them in 500 cm3, the category that preceded MotoGP. With 44 points of advantage over his fellow countryman Jorge Martín and 37 in play on each weekend (12 of the Sunday sprint race and 25 of the Sunday GP), …
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