Francesco Bagnaia ‘never understood’ why Ducati signed Marc Marquez.

Bagnaya was riding. Ducati Bikes for his entire MotoGP career and raced in red from 2021. He lost the trust of the team after being brutally beaten by Marquez last year.

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That is to be expected. Bagnaia signs a long-term contract with ApriliaAlong with Pedro Acosta, Borgo Pangale arrived to partner with Marquez.

Francesco Bagnaia was surprised by the recruitment of Ducati Marquez

As he says Gazzetta dello SportBagnaia ‘happily’ avoids the most successful rider on the grid in a straight head-to-head with Marquez.

In 2022 and 2023, however, the Italian won the World Cup Marquez He is one of the sport’s all-time greats and has never been outscored by a team at full fitness.

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Moreover, Bagnaya ‘never understood’ why he had to face #93. Ducati dropped Innea Bastianini at the end of 2024 to facilitate the move.

That year, Jorge Martin won the World Cup with satellite team Pramac, while Ducati easily won the teams’ and constructors’ championships. They could have promoted Martin but were willing to lose him completely to sign Marquez.

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Bastianini says. Ducati’s move to Marquez seems ‘very strange’ When Martin was given the form.

But after Marquez crushed the field in the 2025 championship, she told decision-maker Luigi Daleigna ‘you can’t say anything’.

Even Marquez couldn’t compete on a Honda, but he knew that Ducati, if he found a semi-competitive bike elsewhere, would be the biggest threat to their roots. With him, you can be almost invincible.

Silvan Guintoli says Apriya will have a ‘dream team’ with Bagnaya and Bezechi.But the Marquez/Acosta lineup arguably makes Ducati stronger.