Ducati has a tough decision to make regarding its riders in MotoGP for 2025. Francesco Bagnaia has renewed until 2025, but it remains to be seen who his teammate will be. Enea Bastianini currently holds the position, but Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) and Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) are other strong candidates – with Márquez wanting, whether on the official team or not, a current bike in 2025.
For this to happen, there might need to be five factory Desmosedici GPs next year – one more than currently. The CEO of the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, Claudio Domenicali, was asked about this possibility by TNT Sports and did not rule it out:
– We are looking at the context of everything. So far there are four, but it’s complicated picture to fix, to be honest. We would love to make the best for the brand, of course. We are very connected with many of the riders we are talking with. So we try to find the best solution and we still need some time to try to put all the bricks in the proper place and to make the wall.
Márquez is performing strongly with Gresini, but there is also Martín, who was developed by Ducati and is leading the championship. When asked if keeping Márquez on a Ducati is a priority, Domenicali commented: ‘On the other side, we grew Jorge. So there are many good reasons to do different choices to be honest. It’s not an easy one. On the other hand, we are kind of… I wouldn’t say relaxed, but confident, because every option we chose is a good option. We just need to be properly honoring what we’ve done with the riders together and to try to build the best for them and for us in the future’.