Ex-teammate shares “only doubt” about Marc Marquez harmony in Ducati garage
“Itꦅ’s been a while since we’ve seen such a strong bike wi༺th two such strong riders"

Marc Marquez has seen off every MotoGP teammate so far, but thingꦯs will ramp up a notch i🅺n 2025 alongside Pecco Bagnaia.
Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, Alex Marquez (twice, at Honda and Gresini), Pol Espargaro, and Joan Mir have been alongside Marquez 𒅌in the pit box.
This year, his rela꧅tionship with Bagnaia will be scrutinised.
Espargaro, who spent🐻 two seasons with Marquez in the factory Honda team, has got his eye on what happens.
“For𝓀 sure,” he said. “It’s impossible n𒈔ot to say so!
“They are two very big names. There are a lot of victories, and 📖so many titles, inside their pit box.
“It’s been a while since we’ve ꦯseen such a strong bike with two such strong r🔯iders.
“Like in football, Real Madrid this season, having amazing names in the team but nꦛot r𒀰eaching the best results because of teamwork.
“In MotoGP you split the work intꩵo two, and you have two small teams inside one team.
“The only doubt I have? Are ♎th𒊎ey able to work together as a team while they are fighting for the championship? Because I have no doubts that they will be there.”
Bagnaia ꦅhas become Ducati’s star man after ending their 15 years without a MotoGP championship, a feat even Lo♐renzo and Valentino Rossi failed to do.
Although Bagnaia failed to defend his title this year, with Pramac’s J𒊎orge Martin claiming glory, the factory Ducati team’s faith in Bagnaia never wavered.
Marquez’s inclusion is a step away from Ducati’s recent philosophy of developing their oꦺwn riders.
For Marquez himself, it is a final chance at a ninth wꦦorld title.
It means there could be firewor🤪ks between teammates, who will be riding the best bike on the grid, as they both seek the championship.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyt🐻hing from American sports, to football, to F1.