Marc Marquez has explained why he📖 was forced to remove the visor tear-off that ultimately led to his terrible start that alm🎐ost cost him victory at the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix.

The Gresini rider got massiv🔴e wheelspin off the line at the start of the 27-lap Phillip Island grand prix, dropping him down the order like a stone.

Having qualified second, Marquez look🐓ed to head into Turn 1 as low as 13th on his GP23 but would quickly fight his way back up to sixth.

Marque🌃z ultimately went on to challenge long-time race l𓆉eader Jorge Martin and beat the Pramac rider in a thrilling duel.

In parc ferme, Marquez explained that he normally never removes a viso💫r tear-off on the grid “because it is dangerous”.

But “something super-big” splatted on his visor as h꧂e was lining up on the grid and forced him to quickly get rid of the tea🌌r-off, which then got stuck underneath his rear tyre as he discarded it.

This is what le𒁏d to his massive wheelspin off the line and nearly cost him his🧸 third grand prix win of the season.

Marquez told TNT Sports: "Ther📖e was a big insect! A big one. On the film on♓ the visor.

"I couldn't see, and I would'🌼ve arri๊ved at the first corner without seeing."

Marquez exclaimed imme𝔉diat🌺ely after the race: "Always something happens!

“I never pull the tear-off at🏅 the start because it is dang🔥erous.

“But this time, as I put𓂃 the holeshot of 🔯the bike [on], something was super-big [in front of my eyes].

“I didn’t have a c🍨hance [to think]. I took it off.

“Unluckily i🏅t went under my wheel. I saw it, I tried to remove it but it was impossible.

“When I released the clutch it started to spin.

“I don’t know whereꦺ I was at the first corner but I overtook many riders.

"I thought it was impossible to catch Marti✱n, then on lap five or six I was more calm. I was saving t♋he tyre to have the last attack.”

Marquez explained that there is a gentleman’s agreement in place among the rid𓃲ers to li🌊mit dropping visor tear-offs on the grid on safety grounds.

One of the most famous examples of discarded tear-ꦏoffs causing problems came at Mis𝕴ano in 2020 when Jack Miller’s Ducati sucked up Fabio Quartararo’s tear-off and it ended the Australian’s race.

“In the end it𝕴 was my fault, because it’s not a rule but with the riders we speak together to try to 💝avoid removing the tear-off on the grid, for you and also for the others,” he explained.

“But this time I didn’t have a choice.”

'Rookie error' to 'best win' on a Ducati

TNT Sports’ Michaꦡel Laverty considered that Ma🥃rquez was the victim of an insect flying into his visor on the starting grid.

“Normally if there’s a fly, as you come off the grid you’ll pull the tear-off, so it’s behind♋ the grid,” Laverty said.

“He was activating his lowering device on the front end of the machine. H♊e rolled up to his spot❀ and wanted to dispose of the fly.

🍎“He took ❀the tear-off off and unfortunately the wind blew it under his bike.

♏“You are trying to activate 300-brake horsepower over a slippery plastic film…

“He controlled it so well.”

Laverty added: “He didn’t get his 🐠tear-off off as he ran up to the grid.

“He dropped i🍌t under his bike which was a bit of a rookie error. It was due to activating the lower device.

“I don’t know how he managed to get through his battle with Enea Bastianini on Lap 1🎃.

“He was relentless through the field,🍷 just so strong.

“The race-winning overtake was from downtown. He sent it up the inside, and sent Jorge a꧅ little wide✅. Then put three strong laps on to eke out a gap.

“He wa꧅s the comfortable victor. What a comeback ride - his best yet on 🌼a Ducati.”

Marquez’s decisive 🔯move came on lap 25 of 27 when he launched a daring raid on the inside of Martin into Turn 4, forcing the Pramac r🐷ider slightly wide.

His Australian GP win is his first at Phillip Island since 2019 and marks the first time since 2021 that 𒁃he has scored three grand prix victoriꦺes in a season.

With Enea Bas🐻tianini a distant fifth at the chequered flag, Marquez is now 14 points clear of the factory Ducati rider in third in the standings.&n𝓡bsp;