A Marc Marquez victory in the Thailand Grand Prix had looked certain ever since the MotoGP paddock reconvened in the Buriram paddock on Friday. Pole position in qualifying and a brilliant performance in the sprint only cemented the belief that Marquez was going to dominate the opening round of the weekend from start to finish.
Indeed, as Marquez romped away from pole position in Sunday's grand prix and pulled clear in front, the viewers were bracing for a processional race at Buriram. The Spaniard built an advantage of 1.4s out front, setting the fastest lap of the race on the fourth tour - a 1m30.637s. Alex Marquez was the only other rider to consistently lap in the 1m30s bracket, but he too was unable to keep up with his elder brother in the race.
