Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia’s relations꧙hip began by socialising with their partners, Ducati ꦐinsist.

All eyes in the MotoGP paddock will🐟 be on the Ducati garage this season, where arguably the two favourites for the championship will be stationed.

Marquez and Bagnaia 🌜are new teammates but also clearly rivals for the top prize, defended by Jorge Martin who must adjust to his April𝓰ia.

Ducati insist the much-discussed🦋 relationship between their factory riders has started perfectly.

“We are writing the history of our sport,” sporting director Mauro Grassilli told , before ꦗthe Sepang test, about their red-hot rider line-up.

“We are working well, and I see that there is a beautiful relationship betwee🍷n the two riders.

“They are even having lunch🎃 together with their respective wives and girlfriends.

“What we need to do we are doing, then the track will have its say.𝓡 🍷We will see what happens.

“From my experience, I have always seen very good r🉐elationships between riders.

“Even in the days of Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss when I started. The relationship between riders is important, and I expected it because [꧋Marquez and Bagnaia]𓂃 are good, intelligent, professional people.”

The Sepang te💝st allowed Ducati’s factory riders to unite by developing the package that they will use this season, along with VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio.

For now, their union is mutually beneficial. Ducati believe it remain this w♔ay.

“It will be good, exciting and equally impoඣrtant to create a good climate, but it’s not the most difficult thing.

“They are pro𝔍fessi💞onals, they are people who know how to do their job.

“Pecco is very 𒁏professional. I saw him coming back from his honey🍎moon, extremely relaxed, calm, and confident.

“Marc I have known for a short time. It started last year when we met in hospitality. I🍰’m still finding out about him. So far, i like everything about him: the way he relates to Pecco, to us, to sponsors, to the media.”