Márquez wins MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan as Ducati reaches 100 wins under Dall'Igna

“The goal for the weekend was to take the win and we managed to do so. Having said that, anything can happen in motorcycle racing, so you can never be fully relaxed, especially when tyre choice is so difficult. We split the workload between our riders during warm-up and managed to understand what the right direction was, even though in some way it was already clear. Marc was simply extraordinary and in these last races he's doing everything right, so congratulations to him and the whole team. Pecco also did a good job, despite the issues he's experiencing.”

“I'm really happy with the 37 points we were able to score this weekend, because that was the goal. It was a difficult race, especially in the opening laps behind Jorge (Martín). Then, once in the lead, I simply managed my pace and pushed a little harder when he got closer. It's never easy, but the feeling from the Sprint onwards was very good, and today I was able to be consistent and precise. Now let's see how things will be in Indonesia but, generally speaking, since Aragón – Austria aside – I am feeling really well with the bike. I'm happy with Gigi's 100 wins and to have given my little contribution. I'm taking great advantage of everything he's built with Ducati over the years.”

“It was a tough race. We made the most of some crashes ahead of us, but generally speaking I knew that we couldn't have gone faster than this. I tried to be as consistent as possible and during the race I tried several things to understand if I could make the difference riding-wise in any way. I couldn't get the bike to decelerate on corner entry and then, on corner exit, I found myself in the wrong place. Often enough I need to hit the brakes 'stoppie style', but it's not something I can do for the whole race because the bike becomes very nervous. The team has really done an excellent job, but we simply couldn't have done any better this weekend.”