He is guaranteed to be one of the riders who will attract the most attention next season and as such, and given the fact that he is on the fastest bike, Marc Márquez is already putting some pressure on himself, saying that he has the ‘responsibility’ of proving to be a very fast rider.
Márquez, who in 2025 will join the Noale manufacturer’s factory team, recalled that it was with great pleasure that he joined the team, and that he has the duty to now show why the structure of the Italian structure invested in him: ‘It was a pleasure for me, when you arrive at a team that has performed more competitively in recent years, you have a responsibility to be fast because you are on the best team on the grid.’
And after many years at Honda, and having had Ducati as one of its main rivals, Márquez guaranteed that the relationship between him and those responsible, and beyond, was always positive: ‘It was a great thing to be in the garage and It’s true that seeing [Davide] Tardozzi there, and the fights with [Andrea] Dovizioso… But we’ve always had a very respectful and friendly relationship and that helps, especially because we know each other’.
For three consecutive years, Ducati, with Dovizioso then, was second in the championship and always beaten by #93: in 2017, 2018 and 2019.