T
urning points happen all
the time. Sometimes they're
small, often
reversible. But
sometimes even the small ones
are hugely significant.
It was impossible to watch
Marc Marquez at Silverstone for
the British GP without wonder
-
ing if we were witnessing a
turning point.
Just to
recap, the multi-time
champion finished ninth in
Saturday's Sprint and seventh
in Sunday's feature race. He
was not even the top Ducati at a
track where the once-dominant
Desmosedicis struggled. He
was beaten by his brother Alex
and by Fabio Di Giannantonio,
and on Saturday even by Franco
Morbidelli, who was riding last
year's bike.
This after three wins in the
last four races had put his injury-
interrupted title quest back on
target. Now, in one weekend, he
dropped from 15 to 40 points
behind leader Jorge Martin.
All this shortly after sign
-
ing on for two more years with
Ducati's
top team.
In the preceding weeks, Marc
had said repeatedly that his
future ambitions lay less in add-
ing to his tally of 102 race wins
(21
short of Giacomo Agostini,
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CN II IN THE PADDOCK
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
M A R C
N E E D S TO
P R O V E
HIS POINT
Can Marc Marquez bounce back
from Silverstone and prove he's still
in championship contention?
PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE
