Marc Marquez, after a successful comeback with the Gresini squad, joins the factory Ducati team in 2025 alongside reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia. While there has been speculation about potential tensions between the two riders, Marquez emphasized the importance of learning from Bagnaia's experience during pre-season testing.
After a successful resurgence last year with the Gresini squad, Marc Marquez is returning to factory status in 2025 as a member of the factory Ducati team alongside double premier class champion Francesco Bagnaia . While the off-season has been dominated by speculation about potential friction between the two riders, Marquez insists that Bagnaia will remain his benchmark during pre-season testing because, as he puts it, 'he knows many things.
'\'Yeah, of course, looking forward to starting the pre-season, especially because when you are in a factory team and you see the schedule you have a lot of things to try, small things, big things,' Marquez said. 'But important job ahead here in the Malaysia test, especially because we need to choose the correct way, trying to work together with Pecco and all the team to find the best base.' At the moment, I have the experience of only one test in Barcelona, and we have, more or less, the same comments. This was important and it was easier for the engineers. But from that point, Ducati had all the facilities to try to adapt the bike to all the riders. At the moment, I want to understand well the situation, try to learn from Pecco because he has a lot of years inside this garage, he knows many things.'\Bagnaia has been with Ducati throughout his entire MotoGP career and is now statistically its most successful rider ever. Marquez has had limited time with his new Ducati team, but says at the team launch last month in Italy, he has been able to get to know his crew better. 'Yeah, of course I feel well but I will feel better after the first test and I will feel better after the first race because I try to understand the way that they are working,' he said of the team dynamic. 'From that point, I start to know the people because in Madonna di Campiglio I know the big bosses more and now I start to know the mechanics more, especially Marco Rigamonti, who will be my chief engineer. So, yeah, from that point, try to understand well what we need to be fast on the race track. That is the most important thing.'
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