Marquez: “In the first half of 2026, all I wanted to do on Sundays was lie on the sofa”

In Austria, Marc Marquez finished second in the sprint, but his expression on the podium did not quite fit a result that was, by any measure, a very good one. Even more striking was the seriousness of his face in Japan, immediately after winning his seventh sprint of the season, which he barely celebrated. The reigning world champion’s lack of expression in what should have been a moment of ... Keep reading