Alex Marquez: Impossible to Fight Aprilias in Silverstone MotoGP

Alex Marquez has declared it will be "impossible" to fight the dominant Aprilias in Sunday's British Grand Prix, despite finishing as the best Ducati in the Sprint.

The Spaniard was almost seven seconds adrift of winner Jorge Martin in the Sprint, as Aprilia locked out the podium. Marquez also pointed out that Aprilia would likely have locked out the top-four had Raul Fernandez not crashed.

"Yes," Marquez responded when asked if it will be impossible to battle the Aprilias on Sunday. "I mean, nothing more to say. Today, my P4 was P5 without the crash of Raul, so with all the Aprilias on track, the P5 will be the maximum that we will fight for."

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He added that the gap was six seconds, but reiterated it will be "impossible" to fight over 20 laps. "It's not so big. I think making everything in the perfect way, because Martin has a clean race and also Ogura. So, I think being more patient and starting from three seconds. So, we are not really far, but impossible to be there."

Despite being the leading Ducati, Marquez doesn't feel he's clearly the best of the Bologna brand's riders. "I don't know, maybe I get injured and I'm riding a little bit smoother than the other ones, so that helps sometimes a little bit. I think from Jerez we are in a good tendency, in a good shape, with a really good feeling with the bike. But I don't feel that I'm the best Ducati. I can extract a little bit more potential, but not every time. We are more equal in terms of performance and speed with Diggia and Marc."

This admission puts pressure on Ducati to find a solution before the main race, as Aprilia looks set to dominate at Silverstone.