Nobuatsu Aoki thinks Marc Marquez caused ‘split’ at Ducati after witnessing ‘clash’ in garage

Marquez was in the mix for a podium at the Thai GP before his race ended abruptly at the back hole. The 33-year-old was battling with KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Trackhouse racer Raul Fernandez when he ran wide at Turn 4 and clipped Will’s rim with the kerb.

before Marquez’s Thai GP ended in frustrationHe battled Acosta for the win in the Sprint Race. “I didn’t feel like a winner,” Acosta said after the Buriram Sprint.Marquez was forced to drop a spot on the final lap in his aggressive move to take the lead.

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Nobuatsu Aoki thinks Ducati have split after letting Marc Marquez lead their development

Marquez was the only rider to keep Ducati Desmosedici’s GP26 running in Thailand, while the others – notably his factory team-mate Francesco Bagnaia – struggled with the hard tire grip Michelin was using. Bagnaia only managed P9 in both races after qualifying P13.

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But what caught Aoki’s attention the most in Thailand were the first signs of a “split” at Ducati. Buriram feels there are clear signs of “conflict” among the Borgo Panigale crew, which is due to Ducati having Marquez in charge of their development plans.

Aki said. Young machine: “Ducati is what caught my attention in the Thailand GP. Marc Marquez’s influence seems to have finally started to have an effect, and there is a bit of a sense of division in the team.

“Of course, this is only from my external point of view, but there is a little conflict there. This is reasonable. For example, let’s say that a new thing has been added to the bike. Marquez, with his amazing physical ability, quickly set a good time.

“However, his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, who had the same item added to the machine, said, ‘What is this!?’ And he can not prepare a good time. This is just a hypothesis, but in this case, Ducati will have no choice but to focus on Marquez, who is setting the time.

The same ‘Marquez Special’ development approach that occurred during the Honda era was gradually increasing and as a result Ducati missed out on a Grand Prix podium for the first time in ’88.

Bagnaia made it clear that he did not feel that Ducati had overtaken Marquez To guide their development plans during 2025. It is reported that it is Ducati felt Marquez would lead their development. For GP26, it’s not just the last time of GP25.

Also, former LCR Honda sports director Oscar Haro said Ducati “realized” they had given Marquez too much power. In the year In 2025, as Honda understands following its historic time with the Japanese giant. Marquez was often the only rider able to push the Honda to its limits.