Factory 🦹Ducati MotoGP rider Marc Marquez is said to have been offered a personal sponsorship deal from Monster Energy identical to Francesco Bagnaia’s - but he declined.

The eight-time grand prix world champion has been a long-time Red Bull athlete, with the Austrian energy drinks giant occupying a prominent spot on his cra🌼𒈔sh helmet until the end of last season.

As a result of signing with the factory Ducati team, Marquez ende🐬d his personal deal with Red Bull “out of respect” for t🦂he brand.

Ducati’s factory squad isജ sponsored by Monster Energy, which features prominently on its bikes, rider leathers and team ಞwear.

Marquez will sport all of these in 2﷽025, but his crash helmet does not feature any Monster branding.

Ac🅰cording to Motorsport.com, Marquez was offered a deal identical to team-mate Bagnaia’s from Monster but he deജclined to sign.

This was done, again, out of respect for Red Bull and leaves the door open for this partnership to be renewed in t꧒he future.

also claims Ducati had expected Red Bull to approach it about 2025, but dialogue came too late.

In place of the Red Bull logꦚos on his crash helmet🐼, Marquez has placed Estrella Galicia stickers.

Intriguingly, Ducati’s title sponsor Lenovo - according to El Periodico - last year carried out a study which sꦜuggested the manufacturer should sign Marquez over Jorge Martin due to his global standing.

This, of course, did not tip the scales in Ducat🅷i’s ultimate deciꦰsion-making.

Marquez’s public refusal to take a worꦓks Ducati at the Pramac squad for 2025 ultimately led the 💙marque into a U-turn on its initial decision to promote Martin.

In the same El Per𝕴iodico story, it quotes Gresini’s commercial and marketing director Carlo Merlini as saying: 𒁏“One thing is clear and we experienced it first-hand last year.

“Marc offers you much more than just performance and victories. He pꦆuts you on the map.

“No one has as much visibility as Marc, as much appeal. His charisma opens a lot of doors for you to get sponsors and coverage🌠.”