I don't think anyone doubts MotoGP's Marc Marquez's abilities behind the bars. The dude is a true wunderkind on anything with two wheels. But the accedence of his 2025 season, one that closes with the racer attaining his 9th world championship, tying his arch rival Valentino Rossi, and putting it to bed so decisively, was one I don't think anyone would've guessed, though many likely had hoped for.
He was coming off a slump, as well as countless injuries, and many didn't know what, if anything, the racer could attain. The Ducati was worthy of the rider, having trounced the field so thoroughly, it likely made many a manufacturer consider leaving the sport altogether. But what could Marquez do after his prior years in semi-languish?
He did, after all, come in third in the rider's championship last season. But it was far from the championship title he'd hoped to score.
