Marc Márquez entered the Ducati “universe” through the Gresini satellite team in the 2024 MotoGP season. Now, he is seen as a candidate for the factory team next year, and Danilo Petrucci doubts that Ducati Corse’s general manager, Gigi Dall’Igna, will let the Spanish rider slip away easily.
The current World Superbike rider told GPOne.com: ‘I don’t have internal information, but I have a feeling about what will happen with Márquez. I don’t know if there are issues related to the energy drink sponsorship, but from what I understand – something that I would regret for Enea [Bastianini] – Gigi Dall’Igna will not let a rider like Márquez escape. He led Ducati to victory because he is relentless in his evaluation method, in the sense that he is relentless in pursuing his goal‘.
Petrucci believes that Dall’Igna is interested in seeing Márquez’s potential on the bike he designed, and regarding a possible move to the official team, he considers that the aspect of the relationship with Francesco Bagnaia will have to be taken into account:
– Knowing his way of thinking, I believe Gigi wants to understand what a rider like Márquez can do on his bike. Pecco is experiencing an incredible moment and has always made a difference in crucial moments, but I don’t know if he would be satisfied if Marc came. Perhaps this aspect should also be evaluated here. The human side of the garage. Then there could be two great champions, each doing their own task.
