Gigi Dall'Igna, general manager of Ducati Corse, has described Marc Marquez's Sachsenring double as "another masterpiece" from the reigning MotoGP champion, bringing him to within 18 points of the championship lead after being 102 adrift just four rounds ago.
"Last weekend was absolutely perfect, with yet another masterpiece served by a Marc in top form: pole position, 19th Sprint win, the GP win with the fastest lap and, what's more, leading from start to finish on both Saturday and Sunday," Dall'Igna wrote on LinkedIn.
The Italian engineer highlighted how Marquez had controlled the races "without unnecessary risks." He described the Spaniard's riding as "clean and fast, whilst at the same time managing the bike without ever overdoing it, steady and solid as usual: the talent of a true champion who never stops refining his mastery, even with a racing style that is, on the face of it, less spectacular, but optimised to do what is needed, when needed, without taking unnecessary risks, and with sublime elegance."
Marquez's 119 points from the last four rounds compares with just 57 scored in the opening four events of this season, before undergoing surgery for a compressed nerve in his right arm. "The post-surgery period couldn't have gone better: his bike is brilliantly back on the track and his smile is back in the pits," Dall'Igna wrote.
Dall'Igna expressed regret that Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio, who joined Marc in a front row lockout and Sprint podium sweep, both crashed out of the grand prix. He noted that the championship now has "five contenders within a mere 24 points" and declared the title fight "wide open again."
"The standings have been shaken up, and the World Championship is wide open again for all the top riders, and not just them," Dall'Igna concluded. "It's a long season, as we've always said, in which anything can happen to anyone, as we've clearly seen. Yes, it is essential to never to take anything for granted and to keep fighting right to the end. And this year, that's even more important."
Sources
- https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1101229/1/marc-marquez-never-stops-refining-his-mastery-motogp-title-wide-open
