Márquez wins Misano MotoGP to take championship lead as Bagnaia crashes out

“We had a good race and I'm happy, especially since Misano is the home race for Ducati, but it was a tough one. When you race with this kind of pace, it's easy to make a mistake. This is the reason why, when I saw Bezzecchi's crash, I planned the race in a different way and maybe I relaxed a bit too much. Little by little, I went back to my best pace and recovered the feeling I had yesterday. In the second part of the race, I tried to manage my lead and when Alex got closer, I started to push again. At this track, if you aren't a lot faster than the rider ahead, it is hard to overtake.”

“I'm really sorry for the crash, because my crew is working really hard to put me in the position to do well. There are still eight events left and I hope we'll be able to change the momentum of the season. I'm pushing hard, especially during the race, but unfortunately the lack of feeling leads to mistakes any time I try something different. It's a difficult situation to digest, but we need to face the reality of things and continue – despite everything – to do our best. I hope things will be a little better in Austria.”

“It's been another great weekend after Aragón and obviously even more special as this is the home event for Ducati, and it was important to score a good result in front of our fans. Marc had an extraordinary race, as good as he is making us used to as of late. I think he has learned how to manage everything, including his body. As I said at the start of the season, time plays in our favour and I hope we can continue this way. It's true that we are on top of the standings but we have done nothing yet: we must keep both feet on the ground and keep working the same way we did in the last races. A pity for Pecco, who had put together a good opening part of the race. I hope we can turn things around soon, because he deserves a very different type of results.”