Jorge Lorenzo believes Alex Marquez’s Sepang pace proves he’s a title threat to Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez is tipped to pick up where he left off in MotoGP once bikes hit the track for the season-opener in Thailand, but Jorge Lorenzo believes Alex Marquez’s marker at Sepang has confirmed him as a real threat to his brother’s title defence. A good portion of Marc Marquez’s pre-season preparations for the 2026 MotoGP campaign have been centred on recovery.