“Jealousy within Ducati” and “tension” claims made as Marc Marquez era begins

"There will come a time in the season where there will be a lot 🧸of tension"

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Marc Marquez

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez will discover “jealousy” a🌃nd “tension” within tꦅhe winning atmosphere at Ducati, predicts Alvaro Bautista.

The unveiling of Gresini Racing and the official Ducati MotoGP team has heightened 🥃anticipation for the 2024 season and the fresh battles that await.

Whether 🐻Marquez, now riding a GP23 rather than a misfiring Honda, can fight at the front and how Ducati will manage any internal politics are of tantamount importanꦇce.

"It's going to be interesting because the💛re's going to be a lot of competition within the factory,” WorldSBK champion Bautista told .

“Between now and th𒉰e middle of the season everyone will start to go with the knife between their teeth and there will be good fights.

“But I think Ducati can only be proud of this.

"There is surely jealousy within the Ducati organisational ch🌠art beca♛use it has always happened.

“I believe that there will come a time in the season where t꧅here will be a lot of tension because in 2024 ♔almost all the riders end their contracts.

"I hope that in 🌠2025 I will have Marc Marquez dressed in red wit๊h me at the Ducati presentation.

“Because that will mean that Marquez will be in the official🐠 team and that I will also continue in the official Duc✤ati team in WorldSBK.”

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Every Ducati MotoGP rider wi♊ll see their contract expire🍎 at the end of this year.

How the Italꦜian brand prioritise the renewals, and which riders prefer to find pastures new, will become clear in the com✃ing months.

But the protag𝐆o☂nist of the rider market will, again, be Marquez.

Ducati will be faced with a tough decision of whether to promote him into their factory team for 2025 if h♌is performances with Gresini cannot be overlooked.

But Bautista warn♔s: "B💟etween now and next year there is a lot of work to be done.

“I think that for Marc Marquez thඣe mo🔯st important thing now is that he feels happy with a motorcycle again, that he enjoys a motorcycle.

“That he feels that ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe can make the most of his potential.

“Let the🍨 motorcycle help him and I believe that, w💧ith that, Marc will be happy.

"I think that when y🌃ou put together a very, very good rider like Marc Marꦐquez with the best bike, well, I think it's easy. One plus one makes two.

“He's going to go fast, he's going to win and - I don't know if he'll win the 2024 MotoGP World Championship - bu🐷t he will surely win races and fight for the World Championship.

“And this will make ꧙Ducati raise the level even higher, if possi💯ble.

"Because last year they were invinꦚcible, winn🔯ing everything.

“And this year, with a rider like Marc…

“I think it is good for 🌃Ducati and, at the same time, complicated to manage.

“Because Marquez is not a factory rider.

"I believe that Ducati's mentality is to win. If𒁃 you can win with the factory rider, good.

“But if♒ the person who wins is someone different but who rides a Ducati, also good.

“What interests Ducati is that its bikes win. An𒊎d whoever it is, they will be happy.”

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