Statements from Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez heading into the 2025 season highlight a complex dynamic within the Ducati team. If the two drivers display a certain serenity, it is clear that the question of hierarchy and the distribution of roles will be at the heart of the challenges of the season.
Pecco Bagnaiadouble MotoGP world champion, reacted to the words of his new teammate at Ducati,
Marc Marquezwho claimed that the Italian will start the 2025 season with a higher “status” as a team reference. Bagnaiawho missed out on a third consecutive title by just ten points against
Jorge Martin this season, however, put the importance of these comments into perspective.
Marc Marquez recently declared: “
logically, there is a status and the one who makes the decisions is Pecco. He is the referencethe one that allowed Ducati to win the championship again and which is going very fast. »
Asked about this statement during the “Campioni in Festa” event, Bagnaia made a point of emphasizing that hierarchies within the team are dictated by performances during the season: “ I believe that in the end, the “number ones” in the box are not there and should not be there.
The season always starts at the beginning, with the drivers having the same say. Things change during the season. If one driver is ahead in the championship and the other further back, you have to work to try to help the one in front. »
Pecco Bagnaia: « Marc Marquez is extremely intelligent »
Bagnaia also praised the intelligence of
Marquezconvinced that the latter will quickly adapt to the working method of Ducati : «
Marc is extremely intelligent. He immediately understood the environment and the way we work. During the test in Barcelona we did a great job together.
If we continue like this, we are already on the right track. »
The tests in Barcelona, a novelty after the cancellation of those in Valencia, allowed Bagnaia et
Marquez to evaluate a prototype version of the GP25. Bagnaia found this ideal place to test the motorcycle in varied conditions: “ the track is better for testing in many ways: one of the highest top speeds in the championship, and the low grip level allows for more testing. »
The Italian also noted that he and Marquez
shared similar feelings about the bike, which made the engineers' work easier: “ we were able to pretty quickly identify things to work on, those that are better and those that are less so.
It was also easier for Gigi and the engineers to identify the path to follow to be ready in Malaysia. »
The collaboration between Bagnaia et
Marquez looks promising, with synergy already visible during the first tests.
Ducati hopes to capitalize on this exceptional duo to continue their domination in 2025, with a clear objective: to regain the MotoGP world championship crown. The first official tests of Sepangscheduled for February 2025, will offer an overview of the capabilities of this new shock team.
