Runaway MotoGP world championship leader Marc Marquez targets a ninth win from as many races on Sunday at the German Grand Prix with the flying Spaniard on course to have the title wrapped up in record time.
The Honda rider has a 72-point lead in the championship with teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, both of whom have just signed new deals with their respective teams, locked in second spot.
Marquez, 21, already has a successful track record at the Sachsenring having won on his las four visits -- in the 125 class in 2010, in Moto2 in 2011 and 2012 and in his first MotoGP last year.
Victory on Sunday will mean he would have won every race across the opening half of the season.
In a stunning season, the defending champion has already become the 13th most successful rider of all-time in terms of wins, having celebrated his 40th victory at Assen two weeks ago.