MotoGP | Dall’Igna: “Not an easy choice, but Marc is an unquestionable talent”

The MotoGP rider market has resolved its most important issue, the one linked to the name of Pecco Bagnaia’s teammate in the official Ducati team for the next two years. The choice ultimately fell on the speed, charisma and experience of Marc Marquez, who prevailed above all over Jorge Martin, the great favorite until a few days ago, and over Enea Bastianini, who occupies that saddle today, but he had always seemed further back in the hierarchies.

On the day of the announcement of the hiring of the eight-time world champion, the first thought of Gigi Dall’Igna, general director of Ducati Corse, was in fact aimed at “Martinator”, who has already tied his future to Aprilia , and to “Bestia”, destined for KTM, who after four years will leave the orbit of the Borgo Panigale company, with which they have become in all respects top riders in the premier class.

“First of all, I want to thank both Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin for all the work they have done with us over the last few years and I wish them the best for the future. This season they are truly showing that they have reached an incredible level and we are sure that they will fight to the world title until the end”, said the engineer from Veneto.

Dall’Igna then admitted that it was a painful choice and we can trust his word, given that the last few days have given rise to a complete reversal of prospects: until the arrival at Mugello, the chosen one had to be Martin, but then the #93’s no to Prima Pramac Racing changed everything. But obviously this wasn’t the only reason that tipped the balance in Marc’s favor.

“Deciding Bagnaia’s new teammate in the Ducati Lenovo Team was not easy as we had a list of really strong riders to choose from. Finally, our choice fell on an indisputable talent like Marc Marquez. In just a few races, he managed to adapt perfectly to our Desmosedici GP and his innate ambition pushes him to continually grow.”

Finally, Gigi underlined that the one with Bagnaia and Marquez will be a real “dream team”: “In the garage we will have two riders who together manage to add up to 11 world titles and being able to count on their experience and maturity will also be precious for the our growth”.