Moto GP: Championship leader Jorge Martin crashed out in his home GP in Spain, while Bagnaia took out a dramatic win.
Ducati, Ducati, Ducati, Ducati; it’s the bike ridden by the winner of the past four French Motorcycle Grands Prix , which – in modern-day MotoGP – isn’t unusual in the slightest given the Italian manufacturer has won 20 of the 24 GPs since the start of last season.While the sport’s dominant brand has held sway in France ’s northwest since the new decade dawned, Le Mans has a history of throwing up random results.
With Ducati believed to have imposed a deadline of at or before the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello in early June to reveal its rider line-up for 2025, the decision – whether to retain incumbent Enea Bastianini, promote this year’s world championship leader Jorge Martin from the Pramac satellite team, or elevate six-time MotoGP champion Marquez from the customer Gresini Racing outfit just one year after joining from Honda – has dominated paddock discussions and social media...
“I am working well with Enea, I know perfectly the type of work we are approaching, and if the team changes the teammate we have to start again. But in any case, my ambition is always to be stronger than them.”Marquez, who finished second to Bagnaia at Jerez on just his fourth Grand Prix start with Ducati, aligned his response to a follow-up question to his future championship chances.
“If I fight with Pecco, it means we are on the top group. He always is super fast in all race tracks. He is a nice mate inside the factory because you can compare many things with him, but he is also a tough opponent on the race tracks, so let’s see if we can be closer to him.” Marquez has his belief back - and his focus renewed - after just four races of ever-improving results for Gresini Ducati. mired in his worst four-race start to a season since his rookie campaign in 2015
“It’s the whole guesswork of it, that’s what makes the sport beautiful. I don’t understand how that one made it past the manufacturers.” “To date we have videometrics, which is a less robust analysis but just as expensive and cumbersome.”
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