Márquez expects Aragon rebound after Silverstone setback
NXTbets Pro | Published On: August 27, 2026
Márquez setback
Márquez said Silverstone exposed the limits in his right arm and left him 40 points behind championship leader Jorge Martin. He said he has “no control over my right arm,” and he linked the problem to the seven surgeries he has had on his right shoulder. The issue has changed the way he has to manage a race weekend. Márquez said he needs to conserve more energy on MotoGP Fridays because of it. He had expected to feel better after the summer break. Silverstone brought the opposite. Márquez called it his worst weekend since his May shoulder surgery. He finished ninth and seventh, and those results left him with a bigger gap to close in the championship fight.
Aragon rebound
Márquez said he is convinced he will be back in the MotoGP fight at Aragon. He pointed to two extra weeks of recovery and said that time should leave him much closer to the front group. He said that would put him in contention in both the Sprint and Sunday race. Márquez also said the Aragon circuit suits his riding style and Ducati’s bike. He called Aragon one of his best tracks. That confidence comes from a clear view of what the weekend can bring if his body cooperates. He said the extra recovery should help him race closer to the front from the start of the event, with less need to manage his energy as carefully as he did at Silverstone. For Márquez, Aragon looks like the place where the next step back toward full pace can begin.
Aragon history
The numbers back up Márquez’s view of Aragon. He has eight career wins there, including seven in MotoGP. Over the past two years at the circuit, he has taken pole and won both the Sprint and the Grand Prix. That record makes Aragon a known target, not a guess. Márquez has already shown he can produce there across an entire weekend. He said he must beat the fast Aprilia riders if he wants to stay in the title fight, and that puts the focus on execution as much as recovery. The challenge is clear. Silverstone showed the limits in his right arm. Aragon gives him a chance to see whether the extra time off the bike can narrow that gap and keep him in range of the championship leaders.
