New Ducati Lenovo teammates, Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia, started their first day with the official team. The arrival of superstar Marquez marks a shift in Ducati's strategy, as they aim to keep both riders, who will both be vying for the championship, content. Their relationship and on-track performance will be closely watched.
The new Ducati Lenovo teammates arrived for “the first day of school”, as the manufacturer jokingly labelled it, on Thursday.Ducati cheekily posted images of their brand-new rider duo mid-way through the launch of Aprilia’s 2025 MotoGP bike, which featured Jorge Martin unveiling the #1. Marquez has now arrived for Day 1 of work with the official team, and swiftly came face-to-face with Bagnaia.
They will both have their eye on ripping away Martin’s championship - and could get in each other’s way. The relationship inside the box will come under scrutiny, in a way that it never has when Bagnaia teamed with Enea Bastianini. Marquez represents somewhat of a change in philosophy from Ducati’s usual plan to promote young talent from within.Marquez and Bagnaia will ride the GP25, the factory-spec Ducati which will be the best machine on the MotoGP grid this year.James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
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