{"id":1881767,"date":"2026-04-13T13:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881767"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:56:31","slug":"marc-marquez-aprilia-motogp-dominance-not-any-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881767","title":{"rendered":"Marc Marquez: Aprilia MotoGP dominance \u201cnot any surprise\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Marc Marquez: Aprilia MotoGP dominance \u201cnot any surprise\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez insists Aprilia\u2019s early MotoGP dominance was no surprise, with Marco Bezzecchi\u2019s pace already clear before the 2026 season began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T11:06:24+00:00\">Updated: 14 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martin, Tissot Sprint Race, Brazilian MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez insists Aprilia\u2019s dominant start to the 2026 MotoGP season has come as no surprise.<\/p>\n<p>After years of Ducati control, the opening three rounds have seen the balance of power shift towards the Noale manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi has won all three grands prix, with team-mate Jorge Martin becoming an RS-GP Sprint winner alongside a pair of GP podiums to hold second in the world championship standings.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro Acosta is third with a debut Sprint win for KTM, with VR46\u2019s Fabio di Giannantonio the top Ducati rider in fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Marquez, the reigning world champion, is fifth overall and still chasing his first grand prix podium of the season, with his only win coming in the Goiania Sprint.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Although Bezzecchi and Aprilia also ruled the final grands prix of last season, many felt things would have been different without Marquez\u2019s injury absence.<\/p>\n<p>However, Marquez insists he always saw last year\u2019s Aprilia form, subsequently backed up by pre-season testing, as genuine.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7290122f8a44aaaf1da368ca0ceb3793a5f322ce9bf865134718a0da53824e9a\">  The candidates: Who joins Trackhouse if Ai Ogura leaves?   Marc Marquez vs Pedro Acosta at Ducati? \u201cThe best riders don\u2019t care\u2026\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBiggest surprise? I mean, for me it was not any surprise,\u201d Marc Marquez told MotoGP.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlready I the last part of last season and the pre-season we understood that, for example, Marco was very fast, and that Aprilia was fast, and was improving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That \u201cno surprises\u201d stance was also echoed by HRC\u2019s Luca Marini.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-b0b684c3762e53b63b22e53fa527df6af4372628e3f7f3f987d8ef60e219f34e\">  Mick Doohan: \u201cWhat I don\u2019t understand is Ducati\u201d amid Aprilia MotoGP dominance   Acosta could \u201crejuvenate\u201d Marc Marquez like Rossi vs Lorenzo <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMore or less everything went the same as the pre-season tests,\u201d explained the Italian. \u201cWe saw all the manufacturers improve a lot, especially Aprilia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe [Honda] are really focused on our plan and trying to understand in this initial part of the season how many updates we can have, and then we will see our potential throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others took a different view, including fellow Honda rider and MotoGP rookie Diogo Moreira, who picked out Bezzecchi, Martin and Aprilia as his biggest surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say Bezzecchi. At the end of last year he was already there, but this year he was super strong. And also Martin,\u201d Moreira said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say, Aprilia in general made a very good job this winter, so they are super strong now. For me, the best combination now is official Aprilia.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Martin, who missed part of pre-season testing due to rehabilitation from winter surgery, insisted he didn\u2019t expect to be so strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be on the podium after two rounds was already quite surprising,\u201d said Martin, who repeated the Goiania double rostrum feat at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>VR46\u2019s Franco Morbidelli took an \u2018expect the unexpected\u2019 view.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMotoGP is full of surprises, and it&#8217;s really difficult to point to just one. That&#8217;s the beauty of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Marc Marquez<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Marco Bezzecchi<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Aprilia<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Luca Marini<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Jorge Martin<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Diogo Moreira<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Franco Morbidelli<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Tardozzi: WorldSBK tyre leap linked to Pirelli MotoGP development<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1272671_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Ducati&#8217;s 850cc MotoGP prototype on track at Misano<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1276788_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-c731bdabf89960e516f899979dab7a0e36ae0c5bd3733c8837396f7a7052f1cc\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Peter McLaren<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">MotoGP Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. 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Marc Marquez vs Pedro Acosta at Ducati? \u201cThe best riders don\u2019t care\u2026\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBiggest surprise? I mean, for me it was not any surprise,\u201d Marc Marquez told MotoGP.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlready I the last part of last season and the pre-season we understood that, for example, Marco was very fast, and that Aprilia was fast, and was improving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That \u201cno surprises\u201d stance was also echoed by HRC\u2019s Luca Marini.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-b0b684c3762e53b63b22e53fa527df6af4372628e3f7f3f987d8ef60e219f34e\">  Mick Doohan: \u201cWhat I don\u2019t understand is Ducati\u201d amid Aprilia MotoGP dominance   Acosta could \u201crejuvenate\u201d Marc Marquez like Rossi vs Lorenzo <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMore or less everything went the same as the pre-season tests,\u201d explained the Italian. \u201cWe saw all the manufacturers improve a lot, especially Aprilia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe [Honda] are really focused on our plan and trying to understand in this initial part of the season how many updates we can have, and then we will see our potential throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others took a different view, including fellow Honda rider and MotoGP rookie Diogo Moreira, who picked out Bezzecchi, Martin and Aprilia as his biggest surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say Bezzecchi. At the end of last year he was already there, but this year he was super strong. And also Martin,\u201d Moreira said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say, Aprilia in general made a very good job this winter, so they are super strong now. For me, the best combination now is official Aprilia.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Martin, who missed part of pre-season testing due to rehabilitation from winter surgery, insisted he didn\u2019t expect to be so strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be on the podium after two rounds was already quite surprising,\u201d said Martin, who repeated the Goiania double rostrum feat at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>VR46\u2019s Franco Morbidelli took an \u2018expect the unexpected\u2019 view.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMotoGP is full of surprises, and it&#8217;s really difficult to point to just one. That&#8217;s the beauty of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez insists Aprilia\u2019s dominant start to the 2026 MotoGP season has come as no surprise.<\/p>\n<p>After years of Ducati control, the opening three rounds have seen the balance of power shift towards the Noale manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi has won all three grands prix, with team-mate Jorge Martin becoming an RS-GP Sprint winner alongside a pair of GP podiums to hold second in the world championship standings.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro Acosta is third with a debut Sprint win for KTM, with VR46\u2019s Fabio di Giannantonio the top Ducati rider in fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Marquez, the reigning world champion, is fifth overall and still chasing his first grand prix podium of the season, with his only win coming in the Goiania Sprint.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Although Bezzecchi and Aprilia also ruled the final grands prix of last season, many felt things would have been different without Marquez\u2019s injury absence.<\/p>\n<p>However, Marquez insists he always saw last year\u2019s Aprilia form, subsequently backed up by pre-season testing, as genuine.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7290122f8a44aaaf1da368ca0ceb3793a5f322ce9bf865134718a0da53824e9a\">  The candidates: Who joins Trackhouse if Ai Ogura leaves?   Marc Marquez vs Pedro Acosta at Ducati? \u201cThe best riders don\u2019t care\u2026\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBiggest surprise? I mean, for me it was not any surprise,\u201d Marc Marquez told MotoGP.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlready I the last part of last season and the pre-season we understood that, for example, Marco was very fast, and that Aprilia was fast, and was improving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That \u201cno surprises\u201d stance was also echoed by HRC\u2019s Luca Marini.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-b0b684c3762e53b63b22e53fa527df6af4372628e3f7f3f987d8ef60e219f34e\">  Mick Doohan: \u201cWhat I don\u2019t understand is Ducati\u201d amid Aprilia MotoGP dominance   Acosta could \u201crejuvenate\u201d Marc Marquez like Rossi vs Lorenzo <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMore or less everything went the same as the pre-season tests,\u201d explained the Italian. \u201cWe saw all the manufacturers improve a lot, especially Aprilia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe [Honda] are really focused on our plan and trying to understand in this initial part of the season how many updates we can have, and then we will see our potential throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others took a different view, including fellow Honda rider and MotoGP rookie Diogo Moreira, who picked out Bezzecchi, Martin and Aprilia as his biggest surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say Bezzecchi. At the end of last year he was already there, but this year he was super strong. And also Martin,\u201d Moreira said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say, Aprilia in general made a very good job this winter, so they are super strong now. For me, the best combination now is official Aprilia.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Martin, who missed part of pre-season testing due to rehabilitation from winter surgery, insisted he didn\u2019t expect to be so strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be on the podium after two rounds was already quite surprising,\u201d said Martin, who repeated the Goiania double rostrum feat at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>VR46\u2019s Franco Morbidelli took an \u2018expect the unexpected\u2019 view.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMotoGP is full of surprises, and it&#8217;s really difficult to point to just one. That&#8217;s the beauty of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1092982\/1\/marc-marquez-aprilia-motogp-dominance-not-any-surprise&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1298699_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Marc Marquez: Aprilia MotoGP dominance \u201cnot any surprise\u201d Marc Marquez insists Aprilia\u2019s early MotoGP dominance was no surprise, with Marco Bezzecchi\u2019s pace already clear before the 2026 season began. 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