Marc Marquez name-checked as “a problem” for Francesco Bagnaia by Ducati boss

Marquez crashed in the first grand prix of 2023 causing himself a hand injury which ruled him out🍷 of the next three rounds.
The Repsol Honda rider then crashed from third upon his return in Le Mans, so is now 82 points behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia, the factory Ducati rider who leads the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings currently.
"To be the boss of the world championship? At this moment, it is not possible to say because there are too many races and too many points to go, also because of the sprint races,” Tardozzi, the Ducati team manager, told .&n๊bsp;
“Likewise, we need to have respect for a ride🍬r like Marc Marquez, because when Marc is back in form, ﷽it will be a problem for everyone.
“Therefore, due to t🍎he points that are still missing, no🅰thing can be said yet.
“At least five or six races are needed to under𝕴stand wh🐼o will [compete for] the championship.
“I believe and I hope that Pecco will be one 𓄧of them.”

Last season Ba✨gnaia overcame a 91-point deficit to edge reigning champion Fabio Quarta𒈔raro on the final day of the season.
Marquez, 82 points behind, has more opportunity to make up ground than Bagnaia did last𒁏 year, due to the additional sprint r🐓aces.
But Tardozzi warned: "In Jerez, Pecco showed that he is number 1 be🉐cause, you know, last year, everyone said that he had won the championship because Quartararo lost it.
“But I thi𓆉nk that the races he is doing this year are showing that he is number 1, because in all the races he changes his rival, but he always fights.
“I think this is a coꦐnfirma💟tion that he deserved the championship last year.”
Bagnaia’s mai𒅌n nemesis remains the unforced mistakes that occasionally creep in.
"It is true th൩at Pecco made two mistakes𝔍,” Tardozzi said.
“In Argentina, in the wet, where it is possible, and in Austin, where, perhaps, he was in too much of a hurry to distance himself from Alex Rins.&nbs🔯p;
“But when a driver is fast and feels that💖 strong, clearly, these thin🎀gs can happen.”

James was a sports journ༒alist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.