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Marc vindicated by 'difficult decision'
Bangkok Post
|October 01, 2025
Marc Marquez’s gamble to leave Honda in 2023 has paid off spectacularly this year, with the Spaniard claiming a seventh MotoGP championship with Ducati that he concedes vindicated the “most difficult decision” of his career.
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Marc Marquez celebrates after winning the 2025 MotoGP World Championship at Motegi.
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The 32-year-old’s emotional title win, sealed with five rounds to spare, came after a remarkable journey from injury hell and the brink of retirement to equalling the title haul of MotoGP great Valentino Rossi.
After winning six titles with Honda, Marquez endured a nightmare period with four arm surgeries that left him contemplating hanging up his racing leathers as he struggled with an uncompetitive bike that punished his battered body.
LEAP OF FAITH
However, his salvation came through an unlikely route few could have predicted — a switch to satellite team Gresini Racing and their year-old Ducati machines, a leap of faith rooted in instinct that convinced him he could fight at the front again.
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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