Carlo Pernat has heard that Marc Marquez has asked Ducati to include a penalty-free retirement clause in his new contract for the 2027 MotoGP season.
The 33-year-old’s future with the Borgo Panigale team in 2026 has become a big topic of discussion, as he is on paper to become a free agent at the end of the season. Marquez In the year Just enter a two-year contract to join the factory Ducati team from Gresini in 2025.
It is widely said that Marquez has agreed to sign a new Ducati contract for 2027 And in the year Ducati will not confirm the Spanish deal until the MotoGP constructors sign a new collective commercial agreement.
It was believed to be part of the sticking point in the negotiations. Marquez’s desire to stay at Ducati on a 1+1 year contract. Marquez will be given an option to leave at the end of 2027.
Should Marc Marquez attempt a comeback at the Italian Grand Prix?
Carlo Pernat has heard that Marc Marquez has asked Ducati not to penalize him if he retires in 2026.
Pernat Now he points out that Marquez asked Ducati To include an option in his contract for 2027 would allow him to retire from MotoGP at the end of 2026 without facing any consequences should he wish. In fact, it is suspected that Ducati is planning for luck.
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With Marquez walking away from MotoGP, following another injury layoff, hanging on to Ducati, Pernat suspects Bologna’s shots could be delayed. Niccolò Bulega In VR46 for 2027 – can see Honda’s. Luca Marini Rejoin VR46 instead.
Pernath said. reaping: “Well, they could bring Marini back, right? Not necessarily Bulega.”
“Actually, I think Marini is more likely to go[toVR46) from Bulega – although Niccolo deserves a MotoGP ride. But Ducati may consider him a wildcard, especially since Marc Marquez is a big question mark.
“I wish I was in his head. I think Mark is seriously starting to think about saying enough. Also, because of so many commitments, and not having a second to breathe.”
“Something that had nothing to do with[Marco]Bezeci happened and it destroyed him mentally. He was sidelined, now he’s been sidelined again with surgery. And damn, it’s natural to think it’s time to stop.
“In his two-year contract with Ducati, he specifically asked for a zero penalty if they decide to quit. He wants to try because he knows that under the new rules the rider will count more and he is still the strongest.
“But I think it says enough if he realizes he can’t fight to win. If he keeps it up, he’ll probably tire before he even tries. Even on a Sunday, seeing your brother break the wall like that definitely makes you think a little.”
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Bezecchi took out Marquez on the opening lap of the 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix and the Ducati rider’s journey through Mandalica’s brutal gravel trap left the seven-time MotoGP champion needing surgery on a coracoid fracture and tendon damage to his right shoulder.
In the year In 2019, a fracture in Marquez’s shoulder from Latarjet surgery left two screws bent and required another operation. Marquez hid the discomfort in his right shoulder from DucatiBut a crash in the Le Mans Sprint saw him undergo a pre-planned operation.
Marquez brought forward his planned surgery on his shoulder after the Catalan GP as he needed surgery after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his foot during the sprint at Le Mans. Now Ducati faces a vague safeguard for its latest comeback.
While a group manager David Tardozzi said Marquez’s shoulder and leg surgeries went well.Ducati is currently unsure whether it will return for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello on May 29-31. Alex Marquez will not race at Mugello after his crash during the Catalan GP.
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