Domination from 2013 to 2019, followed by a period that he will want to quickly forget due to serious injuries, and then the "thunder from Servera" exploded once again, showing that he is one of the greatest in the history of motorcycling.
Marc Marquez is the new Moto GP champion, the Ducati maestro was crowned king of the premier class for the seventh time, and ninth in all categories, with his second place at the Japanese Grand Prix.
"When Marquez crossed the finish line in Japan on Sunday, there was no longer any doubt - not of the title that had been certain for weeks, but that he had achieved something deeper, completing one of the greatest comebacks in MotoGP," Reuters described the great champion's magnificent return.
The Spaniard finally stood shoulder to shoulder with another legend - Valentino Rossi, as the famous "doctor" from Urbino was also the best on the planet seven times.
Only the greatest of all time remains ahead, another legendary Italian - Giacomo Agostini with one more title.
The fact that the 32-year-old Catalan has recorded 11 wins in 17 major races is testament to how dominant he has been this year.
"Now I'm finally at peace with myself... It was the hardest challenge of my career. I arrived in Moto GP and was winning straight away, but then I went from glory to the deepest and lowest moment of my career with a lot of injuries... However, I never gave up," said Marquez.
After six titles with Honda, the first one with Ducati arrived, and one of his track colleagues, Pedro Acosta, had even earlier believed in Marquez's return.
"We can compare it to Michael Jordan's comeback, when he went to play golf, then came back and won three more NBA titles," Acosta said.
Incidentally, his teammate Francesco Banjaja triumphed at the Motegi track, his second triumph of the season, while former 2020 world champion Gioan Mir from Honda climbed to the podium.
With five races to go, Marc Marquez is in first place in the overall standings with 541 points, while his younger brother Alex Marquez is 201 points behind in second.
Banjaja, a two-time world champion in 2022 and 2023, is in third place overall with 274 points.
The championship continues next Sunday with the Indonesian Grand Prix.
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