Ducati is at present deciding which rider to position alongside Bagnaia in 2025, as Enea Bastianini’s two-year contract is because of expire on the finish of the season.
It has the choice of extending its take care of Bastianini, selling final 12 months’s runner-up Jorge Martin from Pramac, or signing Marquez and forming an all-star manufacturing unit group.
Some insiders have questioned if Bagnaia would need a rider with the status and success of Marquez at Ducati’s works outfit, because it could possibly be detrimental to the concord of the group and jeopardise his personal no 1 standing on the Italian marque.
However talking forward of the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, Bagnaia made it clear that he had no desire between any of the trio, quashing solutions about him being averse to Ducati hiring Marquez.
“In these [last few] days, I noticed a video saying I do not need Marc on the manufacturing unit group, nevertheless it’s bullshit,” he stated.
“I do not care. I simply need to beat all of them, attempt to be all the time the most effective and maintain going like this. I haven’t got a desire, truthfully.
“I’m working effectively with Enea. I do know completely the kind of work we’re approaching, and if the group adjustments the team-mate we now have to begin once more. However in any case, my ambition is all the time to be stronger than them.”
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Martin completed runner-up to Bagnaia in 2023 and leads the standings this 12 months forward of Le Mans after winnng the Portuguese Grand Prix and scoring dash wins in Qatar and Spain.
Having beforehand acknowledged publicly that there’s nothing extra he may do to persuade Ducati he’s deserving of a manufacturing unit journey, Martin reiterated {that a} promotion from Pramac could be the pure subsequent step for him.
“From my aspect, I am actually comfortable the place I’m however the pure place of the Ducati household, the place I began and grew up throughout all my profession in MotoGP, the pure transfer will likely be to go to the manufacturing unit Ducati team,” he stated.
“I used to be actually shut in ’22, final season was once more until the final race. It is my purpose to reach there, I hope I can obtain it very shortly, but when not let’s examine what occurs.”
Marquez’s speedy adaptation to the Ducati GP23 with the satellite tv for pc Gresini group has made him a contender to accomplice Bagnaia subsequent 12 months, with the Spaniard’s pace and PR worth an asset for any producer.
Whereas Marquez was coy about his probabilities of touchdown a Ducati journey subsequent 12 months, he made it clear that he would want a manufacturing unit seat with the intention to purpose for a seventh title within the premier class.
“I arrived right here in a really particular state of affairs and now, step-by-step, I really feel higher on the race monitor, I really feel stronger and way more assured, and this was my goal of this 12 months.
“Clearly 2025, ’26, if I proceed in that manner it could be a unique goal, and the goal could be to combat for the championship.
“For that purpose, if you wish to combat for the championship it’s good to have the latest materials in your bike to have extra probabilities.
“However going sooner on the race monitor I might have extra choices for my future. And if I’ve the prospect I’ll resolve the most effective.”