Marc Marquez feels it is solely “logical” that Francesco Bagnaia can have first say in issues at Ducati, however is assured the Borgo Panigale marque will give him equal therapy in MotoGP this yr.
Marquez is becoming a member of a Ducati staff the place team-mate Bagnaia is already the highest canine, with the double champion having scored the manufacturing facility’s first world titles since Casey Stoner in 2007 and helped cement its standing as MotoGP’s dominant marque.
It is a huge shift for incoming Marquez, who was beforehand the poster boy of Honda’s MotoGP programme and led the event of the RC213V in line with his using fashion.
The six-time champion is conscious that Bagnaia has established himself at Ducati and is already its most profitable rider in historical past – however is satisfied the squad will uphold the values on which it has constructed its present success.
“I do know the place I am arriving, I do know which storage I am arriving in,” he stated on the staff’s 2025 bike launch in Italy.
“I am arriving within the reference storage, the place there’s a longtime rider [Bagnaia] contained in the storage. There is a rider with extra expertise contained in the storage who has contributed rather a lot to Ducati and it is logical that he has the primary say.
“However ultimately, [at] Ducati all of the riders [are] valued equally. That is what they’ve transmitted to me, that one or the opposite wins. That might be Ducati’s intention and the riders’ intention. If one would not win, the opposite ought to win.”
Marc Marquez, Ducati Workforce
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There have been considerations about how Ducati will deal with two world champions in a single staff, particularly as each riders have one thing to show in 2025.
Bagnaia is focusing on his third title in 4 seasons after dropping to Pramac rival Jorge Martin final yr, whereas Marquez needs to beat Bagnaia on his turf to cement his declare as one of many biggest riders of all time.
Ducati is up to now not frightened about any potential fallout from Marquez becoming a member of Bagnaia in the identical storage, with staff supervisor Davide Tardozzi even saying that it will be “very straightforward” to handle the duo.
Marquez additionally doesn’t see any trigger for concern, stating that Ducati is not going to hand primary standing to any rider this yr.
“One factor that’s clear in a manufacturing facility staff is that it is not primary and quantity two, it is simply the extra skilled rider within the storage and the much less skilled rider within the storage,” stated Marquez, who spent 2024 at Ducati’s satellite tv for pc staff Gresini.
“In fact, I’m additionally wanting ahead to understanding what they’re doing contained in the storage to be so performant [and] dominating the outcomes rather a lot [in] these final years. I’ll attempt to perceive, to study it.
“The goal of the staff is to attempt to win. If Pecco is just not in a position to win, I’ll attempt to win. If I am not in a position to win, he’ll attempt to win.
“However if you arrive there, it’s worthwhile to perceive the way in which they’re working and what they’re doing to win all of the final years.”
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