Gigi Dall’Igna: “Our choice fell on an unquestionable talent like Marc Márquez”

Gigi Dall’Igna bid🌱s farewell to both Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini, hails ‘unquestionable talent’ of 2025 factory signing Marc Marquez.

Bastianini, Bagnaia, Martin, Marquez
Bastianini, Bagnaia, Martin, Marquez

Ducati’s big 2025 factory MotoGP rider decision eventually fell in favour of the ‘unquestionable talent’ of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez who has adapted ‘perfectly🙈 to our Desmosedici GP’.

But it came at a price.

Ducati will be bidding farewell to both world championship lea💞der Jorge Martin and five-time race winner Enea Bastianini, as well as potentially losing the Pr𒊎amac team to Yamaha.

While it⛎ was unlikely Ducati could have kept Martin, Marquez and Bastianini, they were thought to have a deꦬcent chance of retaining two of them by placing Martin alongside reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia while promoting Marquez to a factory bike.

That seemed to be Ducati’s intentions when news leaked on the eve of the Italian Grand Pri꧙x that Martin would get the official ride and Marquez would move from Gresini to take over Martin’s factory bike at Pramac.

But the idea, apparently to Ducati’s surprise, was p💃romptly shot down in 🃏flames by Marquez, who said switching to Pramac was ‘not an option’.

The eight-time world champion diꦓd seem to leave the door open to remaining at Gresini if given a factory-spec bike, but also warned of an unidentified🐼 ‘third option’ with a rival factory.

Exactly what happened over the Mugello weekend remains unclear but, after appe⛎aring pencilled in as Bagnaia’s 2025 team-mate on Thursday, Martin instead signed for Aprilia o𝔉n Monday.

Marquezﷺ’s deal to join Bagnaia was officially confirmed this (Wednesday) morning, with Bastianini thought to have already agreed terms🧸 for a Tech3 KTM seat.

"First of all, I want to thank both Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martín for🌃 all their work with us over the last few years, and I wish them all the best for the fuꩲture,” said Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna.

“This sea🌸son, they have shown they have reached an incredible level, and we are sure they will be in the title fight until the end.

“Deciding on Bagnaia's new 𒁃teammate in the Ducati Lenovo Team was🎶 not easy, as we had a list of very strong riders to choose from.

“Inꦦ the end, our choice fell on an unquestionable talent like Marc Márqu💎ez.

“In just a few races, he has managed to adapt perfectly to our Desmosedici GP, and his innate ambition pushes h𒊎im to grow continuoꩲusly.

“In the box, we will have two riders who toget﷽her hold 11 World Titles, and being able to count on their experience and maturity will be invaluable for our growth as well.”

Ducati now has a tightrope to walk in supporting⛦ the three leading riders in the title battle.

If Martin, 18 points cl🅰ear of Bagnaia, makes history as the first satellite MotoGP-era champion he would also now take the #1 plate across to Aprilia next year.

Meanwhile, Marquez, 35 behind Martin, is also threatening to steal title glory from Bagnaia, but would at least keep the title within Ducati and arrive at the official 🍌team as the reigning champion.

Dall’Igna had 𒆙pr🥃eviously hinted at Marquez getting the 2025 seat by saying Ducati would take into account the 'histories' of the riders when making its factory team decision.

But Perhaps Pramac has lost out the most, with Martin departing and potential superstar replacement Marquez publicly turnin🍸g them down.

Pramac does hold a joker card in the form of an option to renew their factory-spec Ducati deal, and there are plenty of proven race winn🥀ers - such as Joan Mir, Maverick Vinales, Alex Rins and Miguel Oliveira - still unsigned.

But the past week has probably given Yamaha renewed hope that they can tempt Pramac to become their satel🌳lite team for 2025.

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