Marquez no longer lagging far behind Bagnaia, Martin in MotoGP
Gresini’s Marc Marquez says he is no longer two or three steps behind MotoGP title contenders Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin after displaying strong pace in Friday practice for the Austrian GP. On the short 10-corner Spielberg circuit, Marquez posted a time of 1m28.858s on his Ducati GP23 bike in second practice to finish fourth-fastest, […]
Ducati boss willing to receive criticism on Marquez MotoGP choice
Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna says he is willing to accept the criticism aimed at the Italian marque for hiring six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez in 2025. The decision to sign former Honda star Marquez to partner protege Francesco Bagnaia next year has always been ‘divisive’ in the words of Dall’Igna, but the topic was […]
Rossi hits out at Ducati’s decision to sign Marquez for factory MotoGP team
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has lashed out at Ducati for signing Marc Marquez to its factory MotoGP team in 2025, saying the consequences of the decision are immense. The seven-time premier class champion believes Ducati should have given an opportunity to a rider from its existing pool of talent to partner Francesco Bagnaia next season instead […]
Possible to fight with «super fast» Ducati GP24s on some MotoGP tracks
Gresini rider Marc Marquez believes the way to challenge Ducati’s new «super fast» GP24 bikes at some MotoGP tracks demands a strong start to the weekend. Facing an ever-larger gap to the factory-spec machines on his GP23, Marquez has managed to stand on the podium just once in the last four rounds, with factory rider […]
Sprint crash was still weighing on me
Marc Marquez has explained why he didn’t hunt down MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia for the final spot on the British Grand Prix podium, saying his crash in the sprint was still weighing on him. Gresini rider Marquez was running in fourth place in the final five laps of the Silverstone MotoGP race, with Ducati rival […]
Espargaro, Marquez join Bagnaia in slamming «dangerous» towing in MotoGP qualifying
MotoGP stars Aleix Espargaro and Marc Marquez have criticised riders slowing down in qualifying to position themselves behind faster bikes, saying it could lead to “dangerous” situations. The debate over towing in MotoGP was reignited on Saturday at Silverstone as a number of riders ran in a group on their second runs in order to […]
Marquez lost the front «without warning» on penultimate lap of Silverstone MotoGP sprint
Marc Marquez says he had no “warning” before he crashed out of MotoGP’s British Grand Prix sprint at Silverstone with a little more than a lap to go. The Gresini rider was running in fourth place in the final stages of Saturday’s half-distance race, having recovered from a difficult qualifying that had left him seventh […]
Marquez «very far» from front after «feeling lost» in British GP practice
The six-time MotoGP champion appeared to be off-colour at Silverstone on Friday, suffering a late crash in the morning session and then having to get a tow from Pramac’s Jorge Martin in order to secure a direct passage into the second part of qualifying. While Ducati looked rapid at the 5.9km venue, with even VR46’s […]
Marquez joining Ducati to «learn from Bagnaia» after Race of Champions defeat
Marc Marquez says he is moving to the factory Ducati team in 2025 to learn from two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia, who he believes is the “reference” in the Italian marque’s line-up. Gresini star Marquez made those comments last weekend after finishing third behind winner Bangaia and second-placed Andrea Iannone in Ducati’s Race of Championship […]