Marc Marquez helps MotoGP’s controversial tire strain guidelines, however argues he believes the present penalties for non-compliance violations are extreme.
The title chief of the Ducati Lenovo Rider and Runaway 2025 was compelled to intentionally abandon the Brno Dash result in Pedro Acosta after receiving a dashboard warning that he risked not finishing 30% of the race laps above the minimal entrance strain.
After permitting the KTM rider’s previous, Marquez pushed him into Acosta’s slipstream, growing the temperature and strain of the tire, after which calmly retrieved the lead.
The identical technique beforehand helped Marquez keep away from penalties at Briram, however requires a sluggish rider behind to remain within the slipstream and move once more as soon as the tire strain rises.
Nevertheless, if the closest opponent will get quicker within the second half of the race, the rider’s setback won’t solely lose place, however may additionally rating a post-race penalty, as occurred to Qatar’s Maverick Vinaru.
Brno additionally noticed Marquez’s teammate Francesco Bagnaia fall sufferer to strain restrictions as a result of a malfunction within the dashboard.
Bagnaia by accident believed he was uncovered to minimal restrictions, falling from second to seventh previous a number of riders.
Mark Marquez needs to vary the MotoGP penalty
Regardless of ongoing controversy and post-race investigations, Marquez revealed he agreed to the existence of tire strain guidelines.
“It is as a result of in the end the protection guidelines,” Marquez stated.
“In my view, it is true that there are too many penalties. Sure, that could possibly be a couple of seconds.”
MotoGP at present locations a post-race penalty of +8 seconds in dash races and +16 seconds in Grand Prix.
“For me, I minimize the penalty by half. It is 4 seconds in a dash, eight seconds in an extended race, and many others. That makes extra sense,” Marquez stated.
“Now, 8 seconds in a dash and 16 seconds in a race are an enormous penalty and it is higher to attend for others.”
Marquez confused that attempting to construct a race-winning margin to soak up penalties moderately than adjusting the central strain of the race is under no circumstances an possibility within the Czech Republic.
“In a dash race, you’ll be able to’t do it. You’ll be able to’t open an 8-second hole.”
In Marquez’s view, decreasing the penalty might make it truthful, however the threat is to encourage extra riders to compete underneath the bounds, moderately than adjusting the mid-race of the tempo to keep away from sanctions.
Meaning extra laps will likely be accomplished under the protected strain threshold – opposite to the unique intent of the rule – and extra outcomes could change after the race.
In the meantime, Michelin is open to the potential of permitting strain penalties on tires within the race to keep away from post-race choices.
