The Catalan hero is now a whopping 37 points clear of Dovizioso in second spot.
Jorge Lorenzo inadvertently handed his team-mate a massive boost in the championship race on Sunday.
The Spaniard lost control at Turn 10 and wiped out Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales and Dovizioso.
With three major rivals out of contention, Marquez had a relatively easy ride to the finish.
“He will be maybe not on the limit”
Andrea Dovizioso
Marquez was in a similar position last season and avoided taking any risks as the season progressed.
Dovizioso has warned that the five-time world champion will adopt a similar strategy.
“The really bad thing is Marc in this situation is smart and, like last year, normally races to the second rider in the championship,” said Dovizioso.
“So he will be maybe not on the limit like now and have to push 100 percent of the time.
“That is bad, [as] this is what we wanted this season, and before this race we were there to put him on the limit, and everybody can make a mistake. But it is what it is.”
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Dovizioso, however, refused to concede that the championship race is already over.
“If I think in this way I will not race the next race, so for sure not at all, because anything can happen in our sport,” he added.
“We are strong, we are working really hard. Still there is a lot of points [up for grabs].
“It's bad because Marc has a big gap now, and you know Marc is normally competitive in every condition.
“So it's not easy to gain a lot of points to Marc, but it's not impossible.”
MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix results:
1. Marc Marquez Repsol Honda
2. Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha
3. Danilo Petrucci Ducati
4. Alex Rins Suzuki
5. Jack Miller Pramac Ducati
6. Joan Mir Suzuki
7. Pol Espargaro KTM
8. Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda
9. Tito Rabat Avintia Ducati
10. Johann Zarco KTM
11. Andrea Iannone Aprilia
12. Miguel Oliveira KTM
13. Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki
Valentino Rossi DNF
Jorge Lorenzo DNF
Cal Crutchlow DNF
Franco Morbidelli DNF
Francesco Bagnaia DNF
Hafizh Syahrin DNF
Andrea Dovizioso DNF
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/motogp/786487/Marc-Marquez-Andrea-Dovizioso-MotoGP-news-gossip
2019-06-19 08:29:07Z
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