Marquez mother sends clear message on Marc's future after Jerez crash

It must have been a weekend of mixed emotions for the Marquez family after older brother Marc claimed a surprising sprint victory on Saturday despite crashing out, but then threw away a huge amount of points on Sunday when he slid out on just the second lap of the race. There was, of course, a silver lining as Alex Marquez claimed victory, Ducati's first of the season, and the Gresini rider's second win at the Jerez circuit in back-to-back seasons.

Speaking after the race, Roser Alentà, mother of Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez, gave her assessment of the weekend and of Marc's mentality as rumours about his future and potential retirement are swirling around the paddock.

"I’m happy for Alex, for his victory, but also for Marc, because he didn’t get hurt," She said, "Marc had already said that Alex had a better pace. [...]He [Marc] did what he had to do, but there’s something called gravity, and that’s it. Neither they nor I can ignore gravity in this case."

She also gave a unique insight on how it must feel to watch her two sons duelling for a race victory at the top end of the sport, a feeling very few parents could possibly imagine:

"When they overtook each other, I said: ‘There you go, Marc, go chase Alex, he has a better pace.’ But this time that’s not how it went."

The Jerez circuit has become something of a cursed site for Marc in recent years. In 2020, he suffered a brutal injury while riding sensationally, a crash which would ultimately end up having career-altering repercussions, which many believe he is still healing from today.

Last year in Mandalika, one of Marc's other cursed tracks, he suffered a high speed with Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi and had to withdraw from the final four rounds of the season - though it wasn't enough to keep him from winning his seventh premier class title since 2013.

"Look, Marc isn’t finished. He’s still there... People make things up, but he’s doing what he has to do... What do you think? That the others won’t make mistakes?" concluded Roser.

If anyone knows Marc Marquez best it would be her, and the mother of MotoGP's most successful brothers seems optimistic that there is plenty still left in the tank for the reigning champion.