The cases Marquez and Martin are making for a Ducati MotoGP ride
Let’s be upfront about it and admit that the story is slightly altered. While it is true that the first part of the equation must be cleared up by Ducati, the problem will not be completely solved until the chosen rider signs the contract. Of the three who started the race for that second factory […]
Ducati won’t make 2025 factory MotoGP seat decision at Mugello
Over the last few weeks, Ducati management has suggested that it wants to make a decision on who partners Bagnaia in 2025 by the Mugello race. Coming into this weekend’s seventh round of the year, it appears the decision is between championship leader Jorge Martin and eight-time grand prix world champion Marc Marquez. While a […]
Marquez “not proud” of recent MotoGP comebacks after latest podium
The Gresini Ducati rider failed to get out of Q1 two weeks ago at the French GP but managed to recover from 13th on the grid to finish second in both the sprint and grand prix at Le Mans. At this weekend’s Catalan GP, Marquez qualified a lowly 14th due to difficulties in extracting the best from […]
Why MotoGP comeback king Marquez is struggling in qualifying lately
The Gresini Ducati rider is quickly adapting himself from the Honda he rode for 11 years to the GP23 he has now, scoring podiums in four of the six sprints and twice in the previous two grands prix. But his last three weekend podiums have come after being forced to fight back from poor qualifying […]
Marquez expected to face “nightmare” Q1 at Barcelona MotoGP
The Gresini Ducati rider was expected to fight for a first MotoGP win on the Desmosedici coming to Barcelona after back-to-back grand prix podiums at Jerez and Le Mans. But he downplayed this ahead of the weekend as Barcelona has typically been a weaker track for the six-time MotoGP world champion, who has only won […]
Why Marquez is the key to Pramac’s continuation with Ducati in MotoGP
Pramac has until the summer to unilaterally validate the agreement that would allow it to remain the only team with full factory support from Ducati in 2025 and 2026. Renewing the agreement would maintain its current conditions, so that the two riders in its line-up would be hired directly by the Bologna factory, and both […]
Marquez ‘still missing something’ to fight for 2024 MotoGP title
After five rounds on the year-old Ducati, Marquez has scored two grand prix podiums and three sprint rostrums. His latest brace of podiums at the French Grand Prix came as he fought back from 13th on the grid, with the eight times world champion finishing second in both races at Le Mans. In the grand prix, […]
Marquez was «completely exhausted” when he reached Le Mans MotoGP win fight
The Gresini Ducati rider endured a tough qualifying which saw him knocked out in Q1, though he recovered brilliantly in the sprint to finish second. Marquez did the same again on Sunday, though took 17 laps to get into the podium places before closing down a two-second gap to catch eventual winner Jorge Martin and […]
Marquez “angry with myself” after Le Mans MotoGP Q1 exit
The eight-time world champion endured a difficult French GP weekend on the Gresini-run Ducati prior to Saturday’s 13-lap sprint. Out of the Q2 places after Friday’s running, Marquez was knocked out of Q1 in qualifying and starts 13th for both races at Le Mans. Despite this, he was able to launch his way up to fifth […]