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2024 MotoGP World Championship
2024 Barcelona Grand Prix
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmelo, Spain
Sunday, 17 November 2024
Gresini Racing's Marc Marquez doesn't feel confident heading to the season finale at the Barcelona Grand Prix on Sunday, November 17.
The Spaniard has opened the door for Ducati Lenovo Team's Enea Bastianini in the race to finish third in the riders' standings after picking up just nine points from the last two races.
Marquez had pulled 14 points clear of Bastianini in third position after winning the Australian Grand Prix, but that gap now stands at just one following two successive crashes in the Thailand and Malaysian Grand Prix.
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The 31-year-old rider had been in podium positions in each of those races before he fell and 'The Beast' was able to capitalise in Sepang as he claimed P3.
Marquez has displayed incredible pace in recent weeks to challenge Prima Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin and Ducati Lenovo Team's Francesco Bagnaia at the head of the pack.
However, he admits to not looking forward to returning to Montmelo, where he only has two MotoGP career wins, having finished third in the Catalan Grand Prix earlier this year.
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When asked whether the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a good track for him, Marquez replied: "No. Here [Sepang] is also not a good track for me, and we were able to be competitive.
"Of course, I would prefer another track, but in the end it is the track on the calendar, so we will try to do our 100 per cent.
"And, of course, we will have tricky conditions about the weather, because in November you never know."
2024 Malaysian Grand Prix results:
Winner: Francesco Bagnaia - Ducati Lenovo Team
Second Place: Jorge Martin - Prima Pramac Racing
Third Place: Enea Bastianini - Ducati Lenovo Team
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