WATCH: Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia in first interview as Ducati team-mates

The pair sit 💞d💧own together for their first interview as Ducati MotoGP team-mates

Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati 2025 MotoGP launch
Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati 2025 MotoGP launch
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Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia have sat down for their first interview together as factory Duc🌊ati MotoGP team-mates, which you can watch below.

On Monday 20 January, the factory Ducati squad launched its 2025 season at an event in ღI♒taly’s Madonna di Campiglio.

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It marked the first time that 🀅eight-time world champion Marc꧟ Marquez appeared in full factory Ducati colours, as he and team-mate Bagnaia pulled the wraps off the marque’s 2025 livery.

On Tue🤡sday, the pair engaged in their first race as team-mates in a downhill ski competition before sitting down for a head-to-head int🐼erview with TNT Sports broadcaster Gavin Emmett.

Watch it below.

Ducati had originally planned to promote Jorge Martin to its factorꦉy team alongside double premier class world champion Ba🍷gnaia last summer.

However, when Marquez publicly refused to take a works Ducati at the Pram🗹a🍎c squad, it prompted the Italian marque’s management into a U-turn.

It ultimatel𝔍y led to Martin - who went on to win the 2024 world championship - signing for the factory Aprilia 🌳squad as well.

Pramac has dumped Ducati to parꦜtner with Yamaha for the 2025 season.

Ducati representation on the grid has shrunk from eigh𝕴t rider to six as a result, with only three GP25s being fielded for Bagnaia, Marquez and VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio.

Last year proved to be Ducati’s most dominant ever in MotoGP as it won 19 of 20 grands prix on its way to a 395-point lead in the constru✅ctors’ championship.

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