Ducati has today confirmed that Marc Marquez has signed a new two-year contract at the Borgo Panigale brand, which also seems to have decided the future of Davide Tardozzi.
The news that the MotoGP paddock has been waiting for for some time arrived on Tuesday morning Ducati has confirmed that Marquez has signed a contract until 2028. The 33-year-old’s future is unclear, but despite some reports, it was no secret that he was set to stay.
Marquez His contract was about to expire. Ducati In the year That is as the Spaniard has agreed to pen a two-year deal at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season before leaving Gresini in the 2025 season. But now Ducati has decided to run in MotoGP’s 850cc regulations in 2027.
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David Tardozzi ‘not going home’ Marc Marquez still rides for Ducati
Only Ducati team manager Tardozzi speaks As “I hope he stays with us,” he said when he entered Italy after Italy Marquez won the Czech Grand Prix On Sunday, the announcement of the new contract was soon. Ducati opted to wait until Tuesday to confirm Marquez’s new contract because the first official 850cc test with Pirelli tires took place at Brino this Monday.
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But while Tardozi The 67-year-old said he does not want to give up his role as Ducati team manager. Tardozzi has held the position since the 2014 season.
“I’m very old, but I’m not going home because I really enjoy working with riders like Marc and at Ducati,” said Tardozzi.
“This has always been my dream and my hobby, and at the same time my job. So, I am lucky because Ducati has given me the opportunity to work with such riders.”
Thus, by announcing Marquez’s latest contract, Ducati has confirmed its clear intention to remain Tardozzi’s Bullets of Bologna team manager for at least the 2027 campaign. He maintains two cogs in Ducati’s dream team under general manager Luigi Daligna.
Honda could have broken Ducati’s dream team if Marquez did not agree a new contract. It was reported earlier this year Honda offered Marquez a £17.5m two-year contract To try to return to their colors at the beginning of the era of 850cc regulations.
Marquez left Honda for the 2024 season to join Grecini before joining Ducati for the 2025 season and the Spaniard secured his first title for Honda in 2019. But Marquez the individual continues to impress Tardozzi more than Marquez the rider.
After Marquez’s Czech GP victory last Sunday, Tardozzi insisted that no other MotoGP rider could achieve the kind of results the Cervera native could claim, having recently had surgery to remove two screws in his shoulder.
Tardozzi told AS: “Marc is incredible, and he never ceases to amaze me. We know exactly what he’s like physically, what he does is superhuman.
“I want to talk about the man more than the rider – someone who never ceases to amaze you with how he solves problems and what he has to do.
“He is a great professional and very talented, but it is his humane side that makes the difference and drives him to achieve these results.
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