Ma𝕴rc Mar🐷quez says he and Francesco Bagnaia “need to have a good professional relationship” in 2025 if Ducati is to win the MotoGP title again.

🦄After refusing a factory bike at Pramac for next year, Ducati mad🍸e a U-turn on its decision to promote Jorge Martin to its works squad in favour of Marquez.

H😼aving now won three grands prix on the GP23 with Gresini in 2024 - his first year on the Ducati - expectations are high for Marquez to challenge for the title in 2025.

But Marquez has urged caution on these expectations and says a strong working relationship with Bagnaia will be vital in both riders’ quest for tꦦhe championship.

“Pecco will be the re🌠ference inside our garage and my targe🔯t is to try to help the team and to be close to Pecco’s level,” Marquez said.

“I hope and I wish that both of us fight for the title, because that means we are super🎃 competitive and have the best bike.

“I believe a lot in Ducati, I believe a lot in Gigi [Dalligna’s] staff, and I t🌟hink we will have the b😼est bike for the next two years.

“Then you never know because this is a competition. But with Pecco, w𒀰e need to have a good professional relationship.

“What does this mean? Try to help Ducati, try to help the best bike, try to win the title - hꩵim or me, me or him.

“I know that many people have a lot of expectations, but the years are passing for everybody and having the young talents, with a very good level, and in every sport has been like and it𓄧 will be like thi𒆙s.

“I mea🔯n, you have your period and then with the years arrive other people that [mean] your period starts to drop and the people start to beat you.

“So, let’s see if we can keep it longer with🍰 competitive riding.”

Marquez added: “I know that for the championship it would be good now if I say ‘next year I go ahead fo♑r everything’.

“I know, but it’s not w🎃hat I feel. I mean, what I feel 🎉is we need to go step by step.

“The pressure will be th𝓀e🎐re and the expectations are high.

“But already when I announced that I will ride for the Gresini team, many people said ‘Ok, now with the Duc�ꦑ�ati we will win every race’.

“And I said it 𒁃would not be like this. And it was not like this. It even took half a season to achieve a victo🎀ry.

“And next year, of course with the most competitive bike on the grid, it’s easier to fight for those victories ꦇbut it’s not easy.”