A theory has been su🐠ggested that🅘 Marc Marquez could already prioritising 2025.

The Gresini rider has got the nod to step into the official Ducati factory team next season, crucially meaning he steps off a yea𒆙r-old bike and onto the newest version.

With equal ma꧃chinery to current factory star Pecco Bagnaia, Marqueᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚz could take their battle to a new level.

But, this year after 11 rounds, Marquez has not won a sprint or a grand prix. He has fallen 83 points behind championship leader Bagna🐭ia.

“He spent so much time trying to deflect pressure and 🌄expectatio🐠n,” Alex Lowes told TNT Sport in Austria last weekend.

“It’s Marc Marquez! Surely he just wants to beat them? That attitude 🔜was there at the s♑tart of the season.

“I feel like he’s pushing because h𓄧e is making mist༒akes in practice sessions.

“He is probably thinking his No 1 target this ൲year was to get the factory bike.

“Now he’s going ൲to look after himself, turn up next year and smoke everybody!

“You wouldn’t be surprised. He’s that sort of character and🌳 talent.”

However, Mar🥂quez has been warned𒆙 that wearing red in 2025 and stepping onto Ducati’s latest bike is no guarantee of victory.

He will join Bagnaia who is currently in red-hot form, having won both races last weekend at the Red Bull R💟ing.

“✨The way Pecco has gone up a gear… he’s a two-time world champion and could easily be a three-time champion at the start of next 🎉year, in his absolute prime,” Neil Hodgson said.

“Marc will go head-to-head with him in the same garage. We know ಌMarc is not in🦹 his absolute prime.

“It might not𓄧 be the foregone co🧜nclusion that a lot of us have thought…”

Lowes added: “He is relentless, Pecco. Af🌞ter a mistake he bounces back and gets to the front.

“If Marc keeps making unforced errors - Germany, Silverstone - you can’t be giving too much to Pecco. You know Valentino will𒁏 be all over Pecco!”

Hodgson pointed out a crucial moment t🌺hat proves Bagnaia’s competitive spiritꦉ this year.

“Pecco crashed on the last lap of the 💧ওsprint in Barcelona,” he said.

“The next day he 𒅌took the lea🐬d at the same corner that he crashed at.

“T🍷he mental strength it takes to do that, that relentless self-belief and confidence. It’s so impressive, it’s the sign of a true champion.”

Moto𒆙GP returns next weekend at Arago♚n where Marquez will again scrap for a maiden win on a Ducati.