Casey Stoner comparisons made as Marc Marquez dominates Phillip Island

It has been claimed that Marc Marquez matched Casey Stoner’s brilliance at Phillip Island.

Marquez brilliantly won the Australian MotoGP, the home race of former rival and legend Stoner.

The key to Marquez’s victory was his excellence around the left-hand Turn 3, now renamed Stoner Corner in honor of the two-time Australian MotoGP champion.

“Very possibly,” analyzed TNT Sports’ Michael Laverty. “We heard Frankie Carchedi allude to something: when they saw Marc take Turn 3 in the first few laps, they knew he was holding something back for the last few laps.

“To take it like Casey? He’s got talent, not many can.

“He was only able to steer the rear wheel, spin the bike in the middle and establish the braking zone.

“It allowed him the opportunity to dive into the apex of Turn 4 and make the race-winning pass on Martin.

“Turn 3 is fifth gear, full commitment.”

Neil Hodgson added: “It was confusing for us because you could see that Marc was at a disadvantage in acceleration.

“He came out of the corner better, which led me to believe he was using more tyres, but he couldn’t get into any of the acceleration zones.

“What’s so interesting is that he was saving the tire.

“In the end, bang, bang, bang – Martin didn’t stand a chance.”

Marquez fought back from 13th, after a terrible start, to overtake Martin for his most impressive victory on a Ducati.

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