Italian rider, Luca Marini, has expressed concerns over Ducati's alleged favoritism towards Marc Marquez for the 2025 season. Valentino Rossi's brother fears the Spaniard's arrival at Ducati could distort the competition and benefit the Italian team.
As the 2024 season nears its end, many drivers, including Luca Mariniare already turning their attention to the following year. The month of November will mark the entry of Marc Marquez in a new chapter of his career, as he joins the official team
Ducatian event that attracts great attention in the paddock. For his part, Mariniwhose contract with Honda continues, sees the 2025 season as a decisive year, where his performances will determine his future in the category.
Luca Marinihalf-brother of Valentino Rossi and promotion buddy of Pecco Bagnaia within the academy VR46spoke about the arrival of Marc Marquez chez
Ducatihighlighting the favoritism enjoyed by the Spanish champion. “ There is a lot of interest in seeing Marquez win again, so I think the outcome is already written“, said Marini. The pilot
Honda believes that a series of interests, notably media and commercial, will work in favor of
Marquezwhich could make his rise to the top almost inevitable.
Marinihimself in a delicate situation, sees 2025 as a key year, not only because of his future at Hondabut also because of the growing rivalry between the pilots of Ducati and other competitors.
Luca Marini: « Honda seems doomed to not move out of last position in the standings, so we have to invent something »
According to him, if Pecco Bagnaia manages to surpass
Marc Marquez in 2025, he will have definitively proven his place among the greatest in the history of the discipline. “ He will have the opportunity of his life to place among the four best in history“, he commented, emphasizing that, despite his two world titles, Bagnaia has not always received the recognition it deserves.
Far from this battle for the title, Marini
knows that its own future will depend on its ability to continue to develop its Honda and improve its results. If Honda continues to stagnate,
Marini could find itself in a precarious position, with fears that the Japanese brand will remain stuck at the bottom of the rankings. “ Honda seems doomed not to move out of last position in the ranking. It seems that Yamaha has now reached an important milestone and Ducati completely destroys the championship so we have to invent something “, he admitted on motorpasion.
With Ducati increasingly dominating the championship, Marini finds itself in a complicated position, and the future seems uncertain. However, he remains determined to prove his worth on the track, while recognizing the challenges ahead. As for Marc Marqueznext season could well confirm or refute the expectations placed on him with Ducati.
