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Agostini Calls for Reverence as Bastianini Labels Ducati’s Márquez Signing “Strange”

MotoGP greats have split over Ducati’s rider choice after Marc Márquez stretched his lead to more than 120 points.

Overview

  • Marc Márquez has won 11 of 12 sprint races and eight main races this season to build a 120-point cushion over Álex Márquez and 168 over teammate Pecco Bagnaia.
  • Ducati sporting director Gigi Dall’Igna opted for the six-time world champion over 2024 titleholder Jorge Martín when assembling the factory lineup for 2025.
  • Enea Bastianini described Ducati’s preference for Márquez as an “odd” call given Martín’s breakthrough success on a satellite team.
  • Legend Giacomo Agostini praised Márquez’s adaptability to the GP25 and urged fans to honor his achievements rather than boo him.
  • Márquez’s current tally puts him on track to match or surpass the combined 25 victories he scored in his dominant 2014 and 2019 campaigns.