On Tuesday, eight-time world champion Marquez will make his first MotoGP look on a motorcycle apart from a Honda for the primary time within the post-season Valencia take a look at.
Marquez will journey the 2023-spec Ducati that gained the world championship this 12 months in Gresini colors subsequent season, after electing to leave Honda with one season left on his contract following a tough marketing campaign.
How Marquez will assimilate into Ducati has been a subject of dialogue for the reason that announcement that he’ll depart Honda got here final month.
Tardozzi, who believes Ducati’s method to satellite tv for pc groups has helped increase Ducati’s stage in MotoGP, says Marquez will take this even additional in 2024.
“Elevating once more the extent of the competitivity,” Tardozzi informed Autosport when requested what he thinks Marquez will do for Ducati.
“He’ll increase the extent as a result of tomorrow Marc might be very, very, very quick. I nearly wager on him [finishing] in first place on the finish of the take a look at.
“It is doable as a result of he’ll do 300% to indicate this and perhaps he’ll do that – like [Jorge] Martin will do precisely the identical to indicate to everyone that he’s a sort of world champion too.
“Whereas Pecco [Bagnaia] will work as a result of Pecco will work for us and his bike to allow us to see the best way to carry the 2024 bike over the 2023.”
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Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing
Marquez will not be allowed to talk to the media following Tuesday’s take a look at on account of being below contract with Honda till the tip of the 12 months.
Nevertheless, in Malaysia, whereas following his brother and team-mate for 2024 Alex Marquez, he supplied some perception into why his transition from the Honda to the Ducati might be clean.
“I imply, simply he was driving good,” he mentioned at Sepang when requested by Autosport what he gleamed of the Ducati following his brother.
“It was nothing particular, however he was braking on the right second, on the right strains, choosing up the bike properly and he was driving good.
“On the primary time assault I attempted to comply with him on the finish of the follow and I practically crashed attempting to recuperate what I lose on that Flip 3 and 4.”