Marquez felt «comfortable from the beginning» on first day with factory Ducati
Marc Marquez says he felt «very comfortable and very calm» on his first day with the works Ducati team, describing it as the best outfit in present-day MotoGP. Having signed a two-year contract with the Italian factory, Marquez got his first taste of the Ducati GP25 in the official test at Barcelona on Tuesday. Completing […]
2024 MotoGP Solidarity Barcelona Race
2024 Solidarity Barcelona MotoGP PHOTO: Daniel Ballarin / ASPPAIMAGES The 2024 Solidarity motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Motul Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona) was the twentieth and final round of the 2024 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. All races were held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 17 November 2024. In […]
Details of Marc Marquez’s first test with factory Ducati emerge
Marc Marquez will make his debut as a factory Ducati team rider in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona wearing an all-red suit without personal sponsorship branding on a one-off basis. The Spaniard will start a new chapter in 2025 and will once again have all the muscle that drives a factory team after a season […]
«Impossible» to repeat dominant Honda years on factory Ducati
Marc Marquez believes it would be impossible for him to replicate the success he enjoyed during his peak years at Honda when he joins the factory Ducati team in MotoGP next season. For the first time since 2019, Marquez will be racing what is expected to be the best bike on the MotoGP grid, as […]
Valencia MotoGP race should be cancelled on ethical grounds
Spanish star Marc Marquez has led a call by MotoGP riders for the world championship finale not to be staged at Valencia amid the heavy flood damage to have hit the region. The race is scheduled to be held in two weeks on 15-17 November at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. While the circuit itself is understood […]
“Aggressive” Marquez now has more respect for rivals on track
Former MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo believes Marc Marquez now displays more respect towards rivals while battling with them on track, having initially found his antics to be “very aggressive”. Lorenzo was one of Marquez’s main rivals during his golden period in the 2010s, with the pair even becoming team-mates at Honda in the former’s final […]
How Marquez is the only MotoGP rider keeping the ‘old’ Ducati alive
The debate about to what extent the MotoGP riders who started the 2024 season with the latest Ducati specification had an advantage is still alive, although somewhat less than a few months ago when the Borgo Panigale brand had to decide who would partner Francesco Bagnaia in 2025 as second factory rider. Enea Bastianini’s poor […]
2024 Moto Grand Prix Aragon
Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon Semptember 1 PHOTO: Daniel Ballarin / ASPPAIMAGES 1043 days, multiple surgeries, a change of team and factory later, and Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) is back on the top step of the Grand Prix podium. The #93 dominated the majority of the Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon including a stunning […]
Why Marquez is willing to crash to improve his pace on Ducati MotoGP bike
Gresini rider Marc Marquez says he doesn’t mind crashing often in qualifying sessions as it is important for him to learn new things and improve his pace on Ducati’s MotoGP bike. Marquez lost control of his GP23 prototype into Turn 3 with a little under 10 minutes to go into Q2, forcing him to dash […]