For a rider accustomed to seizing the lead and disappearing into the distance, MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez had to dig far deeper to claim victory in Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix.
While the Ducati rider was able to hit the front well before the halfway point of the race, Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi remained an ever-persistent threat, and it wasn’t until the final lap that Marquez’s triumph looked certain.
