Alex Marquez is the latest member of Ducati’s stable to receive factory support from the Ducati-backed satellite team in MotoGP, and he has compared his previous list of bikes to the new-for-2026 GP26.
In the year After securing a place in the finals in the Knights Championship in 2025, Alex Marquez was awarded a factory bike by Ducati For the time to come.
He had previously raced in GP24, a statement that was synonymous with the top level of the podium in his dominant 2024 campaign.
even if Mark Marquez In the year With the 2025’s impressive performances alongside the GP25, the 2024-spec was still set as standard on the grid; Francesco Bagnaia’s inability to gel on a bicycle After such an impressive campaign in the previous year.
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Alex Marquez notes that the GP26 has only ‘minor differences’ compared to the GP24.
so far, The body language of every factory supported Ducati rider is positive. Following their first round in GP26.
What’s more? Bagnaya expressed his satisfaction with the new machine.Showing how he got a good feeling on the bike after looking for a full 2025 time.
Following the second day of testing in Malaysia, Marquez He was asked by reporters on the station about his thoughts on Ducati’s latest competitor.
Speaking through Speed ​​weekAccording to the three-time Grand Prix winner, “At the moment, I’m riding a kind of hybrid between last year’s bike and the new machine, and I’m down with it.
“I think we have a very good package. For me, the good character of my old bike (GP24) is still there, but the differences are small.”
The younger Márquez brother will be eyeing to dethrone his elder, who won an eighth World Cup this season, and the fact that he is experiencing the same feeling on the new bike will certainly make his ambitions good.
It was predicted. The Gresini rider will struggle at GP26.Following the official announcement from Ducati that it will get factory support this year, Bagnaia has been on the GP25 for a while now.
Of course, it’s still too early to predict the Spaniard will be successful with it, but any confidence in the 2026 test will be a huge boost as racing gets underway at the end of the month.
Alex Marquez revealed the accident on day two of the MotoGP 2026 Sepang test
Márquez’s second day of testing the GP26 at Sepang was denied with five laps before the lunch break.
Fortunately, a heavy rain shower soon followed, meaning no valuable track time would be lost from the competitors due to the battered prototype.
Asked by reporters to comment on the cause of the accident, Marquez said: “I did a lot of laps on the used tyres. Then we put on a new soft tyre. The difference in grip is unbelievable, you have to adjust it.”
“The bike pushes, and I overstressed the front tire. I was really angry with myself – I didn’t want to damage the bike like that.”
At the conclusion of the second day, Joan Mir was the standard.It shows that Honda can be a thorn in Ducati’s side as the Italian constructor tries to secure a seventh consecutive title this year.
