Marc Marquez is looking for a seventh MotoGP title in 2025 when he joins the factory Ducati team.
The Spaniard has won all six equestrian championships Honda Between 2013 and 2019. However Marquez After claiming the 2019 title, he fought to return to the front.
The 31-year-old has managed just three wins in his last three seasons with Honda after missing the 2020 season with injury. The 2023 season – which saw just one podium and a career-low 14th finish – was the final straw.
Marquez left Honda and went to Satellite Ducati Team Gresini Racing in 2024 and enjoyed immediate success. He finished third in the championship Francesco Bagnaia And the champion George Martinwith three wins and 10 podiums.
For the 2025 season, the Spaniard will move to the factory Ducati team with Bagnaia. Marquez got a seat above Martin in the ‘Beast’ drag As a six-time champion.
The battle between Marquez and Bagnaia is set to be one of the most exciting. MotoGP This year. The old man wants to seal his power, and his feud with his rivals can help him do that.
Andrea Dovizioso has changed Marc Marquez’s ‘attitude’ about fighting his rivals.
Marquez is no stranger to fierce competition, battling for world championships with the likes of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.
In the late 2010s, Andrea Dovizioso became the 31-year-old’s closest rival. The Italian – then with Ducati – finished first with Marquez in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
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As the Spaniard battles Rossi and Lorenzo in every category, journalist Peter McLaren says his relationship with Dovizioso has changed his ‘view’ of how he compares to his rivals.
He said via the Crash MotoGP YouTube channel: “To be honest, when I look back, Marc’s attitude towards his rivals changed a bit when he was fighting Dovi.
Because Dovey was the kind of guy you could fight on the race track and then chat in the car on the way to the stage, right?
“And this was a new experience for Marc in front of Lorenzo, Rossi, those guys who you fight 100% on and off the track.
“And Dovi was a changed man, I think Mark’s understanding was a little bit that way. As you said, you have the decent Bagnaya, to use stereotypes, and you have Mark.
“I’m not really sure which way to go.”
Can Marc Marquez beat Francesco Bagnaia at Ducati in 2025?
Marquez’s arrival to Ducati is arguably the biggest move of the 2025 season. The fans clamored to see Marquez in red After the Bologna-based team showed this year’s bike on Monday.
Ducati have a ‘big responsibility’ In the year 2025 to give Marquez and Bagnan a competitive bike. The team will be looking to continue their dominance from last season after winning the Constructors’ Championship with 203 points.
Bagnaya He will be one of the favorites in 2024 after winning 11 out of 20 races. However, costly mistakes denied Martin a third title as he won by 10 points.
Marquez blamed Bagnaya’s mistakes on ‘accidents’ In 2025, the 28-year-old will have to put last year behind him as he tries to get better results than the Italian.
A lot of people in the paddock think that Marquez will ‘separate Bagnayan’ But at Ducati, they don’t want to go public with that prediction. Both riders will be under pressure from each other as they look to add another title to their impressive careers.
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