Marquez will swap Repsol Honda for Gresini Ducati in the most seismic🏅 MotoGP switch in a generation for the 𓆉2024 season.

Gresini are an independent 𝄹team, which several Ducati bigwigs have emphasised, creating an interesting dynamic between Marquez and the bosses at the Italian manufacturer.

“Marc’s arrival is good news for Ducati because they are getting the best rider at zero cost,” three-time MotoGP champion and ex-Ducati rider Lorenzo told 💧.

“But it’s also a problem because not all the exﷺecutives at Ducati wanted Marc.

“Gౠigi Dall’Igna certainly wanted him, since he’s always aimiꦯng for the fastest riders.

“However, there are two aspects that worry us.

“The first is losing Marc after only one year🌱, because he’d then take all the know🔯ledge that he acquired with him.

“The second is tha🅘t he can beat Frances☂co Bagnaia and Jorge Martin.

“I t💞hink he’s going to win a🌌 lot of races next year. I don’t know if he can fight for the title but, if I had to bet, I’d bet on him.”

Marquez has signed a one-year deal so will become a fღree agent for 2025, along with most riders on the MotoGP grid, meaning both riders and teams can search for new opportunities.

The po𝔉ssibility exists that Marqu🐭ez could spend one year learning the secrets of the Desmosedici before heading elsewhere.

Lorenzo had two disappointing seasons at D⛦ucati although he played a role in developing the Desmosedici ♉project, led by Dall’Igna.

Although Lorenzo struggled, his teammate Andrea Dovizioso was runner-up in the championship for thre𓆏e years in a row behind Honda’s Marquez.

“I knew Gigi co🃏uld do it,” Lorenzo said about Ducati’s dominat🔯ion of MotoGP today. 

“He’s stubborn a🐼nd, technologically, he’s a step ahead of everyone.

“In fact, he’s always created the best bike among the 125✨cc, Superbike and MotoGP.

“It’s precisely for that reason that I decided to leave Yamaha for Ducܫati, ܫbecause I knew it would become the best bike.

“They would probably have crea🎃ted it without me, but with me “Dall’Igna accelerated that process in creating a bike that was more complete and easier for all riders to ride.

“When I arrived at Duc🌜ati, the bike had great power and advanced aerodynamics, but I made him understand that rideability was also needed.

“To🍬day, the Desmosedici goes a great d𝓰istance and the riders are fast.”