Marc Marquez went from Ducati’s nemesis to his hero in 2025, as the Spaniard won his seventh MotoGP title to date with the Borgo Panigale team.
The 32-year-old was the thorn in Bologna’s side during his dominant spell with Honda from 2013 to 2019. Marquez From 2017 to 2019, they battled toe-to-toe for the title every season and always lost the battle.
Marquez and Honda beat Dovizioso and Ducati To win in 2017 with 37 points, 2018 with 76 points and 2019 with 151 points. The Spaniard’s run of success came to an abrupt end after he suffered a career-threatening arm injury in the first race of 2020 in Jerez.
Márquez took it to the works Ducati team until 2025 and another title win, closing it in record-breaking fashion. Márquez has accepted that he will leave Honda in 2023 And he joins Gresini for 2024 to prove he can still compete on satellite Ducati.
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Luigi Daleigna feels Marc Marquez is ‘more human’ than an ‘alien’ rider.
Marquez established himself as one of MotoGP’s top foreign riders during a successful season for Honda. The Cervera native joined Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa as foreign riders, after the premier class quickly confirmed his legendary status.
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But the general manager of Ducati Luigi Daligna He believes it would be wrong to simply see Marquez as an alien because he is “very human” above all else. During his first time at Borgo Pangale, Marquez was impressed by how Daligna built and nurtured his relationship with everyone at Ducati.
It is in Dall’Igna DAZN Documentary, Volver: “We’re used to seeing Mark as an alien. But in reality, Mark is not like that at all.”
“Mark is first and foremost a very humane person who knows how to manage relationships well with people and create a good environment around them. And I think that’s very important in a competitive environment.”
Marc Marquez understands the importance of the relationship with his mechanics
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Ducati got to see Marquez’s exotic appearance in 2018. 2019 has been a period of dominance for Honda, with the Cervera native only finishing first or second each time he took the checkered flag. Marquez He retired in the US in 2019 with 12 wins and six P2s.
But while Ducati has profited from doing something foreign since joining Marquez this year, his skills off the bike have left a big impression on Dall’Igna. Marquez won the 2025 MotoGP title with a record five lapswinning 11 of his 18 Grand Prix starts.
Márquez spends a lot of time building and maintaining relationships with his mechanics because he understands the importance of their role to his success. So, after taking the title of 2025, Marquez told Ducati mechanics they were “perfect” in victory.
