Marc Marquez hasn’t ‘arrived at the limit of the bike’ yet despite a strong start to the 2024 MotoGP season on the Gresini-run Ducati at the Qatar Grand Prix.
The eight-time grand prix world champion finished fourth in last Sunday’s grand prix at Losail, having scored a fifth place in the sprint and sixth in qualifying. FEATURE: How Qatar MotoGP debut proved Marquez's Ducati switch is already paying off Over the distance of the grand prix, Marquez’s average lap pace on his GP23 was just 0.160s down on dominant race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the 2024 factory-spec Ducati.
“Still, I believe that I don’t arrive on the limit of the bike.” Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images The only other Ducatis ahead of Marquez at the chequered flag were the factory GP24s of Bagnaia and third-placed Pramac runner Jorge Martin. While the GP24 has taken a clear step forward from its predecessor, Marquez didn’t want to pin bike differences on him not reaching the podium in Qatar. “No, they are faster,” he said of Bagnaia and Martin.
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