{
  "id": 13096623,
  "title": "Marc Marquez: Ducati “cannot hide” from half-second deficit to Aprilia in Indonesian GP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/marc-marquez-ducati-cannot-hide-from-half-second-deficit-to-aprilia-13096623",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:58:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marc-marquez-ducati-cannot-hide-from-half-second-deficit-to-aprilia-in-indonesian-gp/10863355/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ducati acknowledges the reality of their half-second deficit to Aprilia in the Indonesian Grand Prix, according to Marc Marquez. The reigning world champion and his team are working tirelessly to improve their performance at the Mandalika circuit, but the Italian factory continues to dominate the early races. Raul Fernandez led the Noale-based marque in the opening day of track action at the circuit, breaking the record and setting the pace for the rest of the field. Marquez finished fifth on the Ducati, trailing both Fernandez and the factory Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi. Despite the strong showing by Aprilia, Marquez remains optimistic about the upcoming race weekend, emphasizing that Ducati will give their all to close the gap and secure as many points as possible.",
  "summary": "Marc Marquez says the deficit Ducati faced to Aprilia in Practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix is real, believing the Borgo Panigale marque is at least half a second down on pace. As was expected heading into the weekend, Aprilia dominated the opening day of track action at Mandalika, with Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez leading a 1-2-3 for the Noale-based marque after breaking the circuit ...…",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Marc Marquez: Ducati “cannot hide” from half-second deficit to Aprilia in Indonesian GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/marc-marquez-ducati-cannot-hide-from-half-second-deficit-to-aprilia",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:58:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Jorge Martin “struggling” at Mandalika, says Marc Marquez’s pace is “better”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/jorge-martin-struggling-at-mandalika-says-marc-marquezs-pace-is-better-13110594",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:03:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}