Francesco Bagnaia: Fighting Alex Marquez for MotoGP Second Place
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Marc Marquez has recently become the world champion of the MotoGP for the seventh time. And someone, while writing this line, is thinking "yes," but there are nine in total" . True, at least, it would be true if everything remained like it always was . The hurricane that has wrapped the world of Motorsport in these last days is the rumor that the leadership of Liberty Media wants to "power" the value of the world titles of the categories "lower"…
Francesco Bagnaia: Fighting Alex Marquez for MotoGP second place
Francesco Bagnaia has set a goal of leapfrogging Alex Marquez and finishing second in the 2025 MotoGP standings after achieving a breakthrough win in the Japanese Grand Prix.The factory Ducati rider put together a dominant performance at Motegi over the weekend, securing his first double victory since the 2024 season finale in Barcelona.It marked an impressive recovery for the three-time ...Keep reading
Everyone is naturally focused on Marc Márquez's triumphant return after more than 2,000 days without winning a title. But at Motegi, Japan, on the Honda track—well, the circuit of the winged brand—another very important resurrection took place, and above all, very significant, we hope, for the future of the MotoGP World Championship, which requires the largest factory and world champion to shine at a high level at every Grand Prix.

Everyone focused, of course, on Marc Márquez’s apotheosic return after more than 2,000 days without winning a title. But, in Motegi, in Japan, on the route of Honda, go, on the winged brand circuit, there was another very important resurrection and, above all, very significant, let us hope, for the future of the MotoGP World Championship, which needs the world’s largest factory and champion to shine at a great level in every grand prize.
Why Joan Mir’s MotoGP podium return goes hand-in-hand with Marc Marquez’s title
Joan Mir made a first visit to a MotoGP podium in four years at the Japanese Grand Prix, doing so on the same day Marc Marquez won the 2025 world title. Ironically, Mir’s success is very much rooted in the day Marquez elected to quit Honda and begin down the path that led him to becoming a seven-time world champion…
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