MotoGP: Marc Marquez explains his tyre pressure issues in Brno Sprint

On the back of his 11th sprint victory in the current season, Ducati rider Marc Marquez conceded that he had to manage issues with the front tyre pressure which was down to a lack of running on dry surface on Friday.

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez claimed his eleventh Sprint win of the season in the 10-lap Sprint at the Automotodrom Brno in Czechia.

Márquez had a strong start from second on the grid and moved into the lead at Turn 3 on the opening lap. On lap five, he let KTM factory rider Pedro Acosta through due to a critical front-tyre pressure reading. With two laps to go, Marc Marquez retook the lead and secured the Sprint win.

Reflecting on his 11th sprint victory of the 2025 season, Marquez noted: “The fact that we weren’t able to ride in the dry yesterday, combined with the new asphalt, led to unusual tyre behaviour and made things trickier for the engineers.

"Our front tyre pressure was slightly low, which is why I let Acosta through and stayed close to him to raise the tyre temperature and, as a result, the pressure.

"I knew I had the pace to stick with him, and during the penultimate lap I saw that the pressure was within a safe range again, so I started pushing.”