Overview
- Marc Marquez enters the German Grand Prix as the pre‑race favourite but has warned he will 'certainly struggle' physically during the Sachsenring weekend.
- He underwent surgeries in May to remove a loose screw in his shoulder and to address a foot injury and has been rebuilding strength since then.
- Sachsenring's layout, with 10 left-hand corners out of 13, historically reduces demand on his injured right arm and makes a victory this weekend a realistic path to equal Agostini's 13 German GP wins.
- Marquez returned to winning form after his surgeries with victories at Balaton Park and Brno but rode conservatively at Assen after a Friday practice crash and was demoted to seventh for exceeding track limits.
- Ducati team‑mate Francesco Bagnaia retired at Assen with brake problems and is targeting a good result before the summer break, a factor that could shape Ducati's approach to the weekend and the championship run‑in.