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Cycle News 2026 Issue 09 March 3

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ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 1, 2026 CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / BURIRAM, THAILAND ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P88 Pedro Acosta (37) was "handed" the place back for his first MotoGP race win on Saturday. Marc Marquez (93) and Ducati were not exactly in agreement with the penalty. 25 RAUL FERNANDEZ 3RD/2ND MOTOGP "I'm very happy," Fernandez said. "The race was good, we managed to do well, and I feel comfortable with the bike. I still don't have everything un- der control, but we are on the way to understand everything. Until the last six laps I tried, but I had to be careful with the rear tire, as it was almost done. Anyway, it was a great result, and if we have the possibility to fight for the podium, we have to try, and we managed to do it here." 10 LUCA MARINI 10TH/10TH MOTOGP "I think the race was tough for every- one, not so much from the tempera- ture and the physical side because this is what we train for, but you really had to manage everything with the bike to arrive to the end," Marini said. "After four laps we weren't able to brake as we'd like, which made the race very long, as that is our stron- gest point normally. I made a really good start but then lost three posi- tions on the straight quite soon after. Everyone from about fifth to 14th has a very similar pace, so if you miss something in qualifying or early in the MYOWNRACE

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