Marc Marquez believes it might be naive to count on him and Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia to attain a 1-2 in each race within the 2025 MotoGP season.
Marquez’s arrival on the manufacturing facility Ducati squad has created a type of ‘dream staff’ not seen within the premier class in nearly a decade.
With the Italian producer anticipated to be the category chief once more on the again of its crushing show in 2024, the consensus is that beating former champions Marquez and Bagnaia shall be practically inconceivable this yr.
However Marquez disputed the idea that the 2025 season shall be a two-horse race, claiming that many riders inside and outdoors Ducati may have an opportunity of scoring particular person race wins.
He cited Gigi Dall’Igna’s choice to utilise the same engine and chassis on all six Desmosedicis as proof that there shall be a level-playing area this yr.
“We’re in MotoGP – everyone is tremendous quick,” he stated. “In case you count on 1-2 each weekend, you do not know what MotoGP is.
“So I feel will probably be loads of fights between totally different riders [in] totally different situations – rain and damp situations. The championship is kind of lengthy however each race counts.”
He added: “All Ducati riders can battle for the win as a result of we begin with an identical base [of bike]. We can’t neglect [Pedro] Acosta, I wish to say [Jorge] Martin however he isn’t right here. [Marco] Bezzecchi.
“The consistency is crucial. In a single race many riders may be quick, many riders can win a single race.”
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Workforce
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Like Marquez, Bagnaia additionally recognized Acosta and Bezzecchi as Ducati’s key rivals within the 2025 season.
“For a 1-2 each race weekend, I’ll signal [up] proper now!” he quipped when the identical query was put to him.
“I feel will probably be an intense battle. We all know how sturdy Marc is. He’s good in races and we’ve to be ready for it. Let’s have a look at what is going to occur.
“I do not suppose we’ll see [a repeat of] Argentina 2016 between [Ducati] team-mates [when Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone clashed].
“I feel many different riders in a single single occasion may be quick, or possibly sooner than us. Now we have to be ready for every part.
“Trying on the lap occasions within the take a look at, Aprilia with Bezzecchi was sturdy and aggressive. And in addition the opposite Ducati riders as a result of each Morbidelli and different riders had been quick and aggressive.
“It’s tough to say for the championship who would be the major contenders, who would be the extra constant however I feel for the primary race all of the Ducati riders, Aprilia with Bezzecchi and KTM with Acosta can battle for the win.”
With each Marquez and Bagnaia having the identical tools to race with, and the margins between them being so tight generally, the opportunity of them taking part in thoughts video games to realize an edge can’t be dominated out.
Bagnaia doesn’t count on his team-mate to bask in any psychological battles within the early a part of the yr, however implied that the battle between the 2 may get extra intense within the title run-in.
“We have no settlement,” he defined. “We’re [just] beginning the season. It is not a secret that we each need to win the championship, we’re right here for that and the ambition in our staff is to win the championship – we must do the utmost.
“I feel many occasions this season we’ll battle and I do not suppose already right here it [he] will begin performing some methods, as a result of crucial factor proper now’s to enhance, to be taught from the brand new bike.
“So we additionally must work collectively to enhance after which, within the race battle, the most effective will win.”
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