Marquez: It’s “logical”, Bagnaia has said before but Ducati will treat everyone equally

mark marquez It seems like it’s only “logical” francesco bagnaia He will have the first say in Ducati matters, but he is confident that the Borgo Panigale marque will give him equal status in MotoGP this year.

Marquez is joining a Ducati Team While teammate Bagnaia is already top dog, the double champion secured the factory’s first world title since Casey Stoner in 2007 and helped cement its position as MotoGP’s premier brand.

It’s a big change for Marquez, who was previously the poster boy of Honda’s MotoGP program and led the development of the RC213V to suit his riding style.

The six-time champion knows that Bagnaia has established himself at Ducati and is already its most successful rider in history – but is confident that the team will retain the values ​​on which it has built its current success. .

“I know where I’m getting to, I know which garage I’m getting to,” He said at the team’s 2025 bike launch in Italy,

“I am arriving at the reference garage, where there is an established rider (Bagnia) inside the garage. Inside the garage there is a rider with more experience who has contributed a lot to Ducati and it is logical that he has the first say.

“But in the end, at Ducati all riders are valued equally. This is what they have conveyed to me that someone or the other wins. This will be Ducati’s intention and the riders’ intention. If someone doesn’t win then someone else should win.”

There have been concerns about how Ducati will handle having two world champions on the same team, especially when both riders have something to prove in 2025.

Baganiya are aiming for their third title in four seasons after losing to rival Pramac george martin Last year, Marquez looked to beat Bagnaia on his turf to cement his claim as one of the greatest riders of all time.

Ducati is not yet worried about any possible consequences from Marquez joining the same garage as Bagnaia Team manager David Tardozzi even said that it would be “very easy” to manage these two.,

Marquez also sees no reason to worry, saying Ducati will not give the number one spot to any rider this year.

“One thing is clear in the factory team is that it is not number one and number two, it is the more experienced rider in the garage and the less experienced rider in the garage,” said Marquez, who will spend 2024 at Ducati’s satellite team Gresini. ,

“Of course, I am also keen to understand what they are doing inside the garage to perform so well (and) dominate the results in the last years. I will try to understand and know about it.

“The goal of the team is to try to win. If Peko is not able to win, I will try to win. If I don’t win, he will try to win.

“But when you get there, you need to understand how they’ve been working and what they’ve been doing to win all these years.”