Marquez shone on his Ducati debut at the postseason Valencia test, heightꦇening excitement for his arrival at Gresini Racing for the ꦬ2024 MotoGP season.

He has penned a one-year deal meaning all options - now including the factory �൲�Ducati seat - are open for 2025.

“Since we haven’t 𒐪yet defined the riders for 2025, I would say without problems that Marc is one of the contenders for the official team,” sporting director Paolo Ciabatti told .

“Obviously there is an important aspect tღo underline, which is that from an economic point of view we are no longer in the pre-covid period, where a rider like him can earn super-millionaire wages.”

Marquez has pre🍒viously told us exclusively that rumours he would ride at Gresini for free were wrong.

But it now seems he stands little chance of earning the type of money ⛎from Ducati that he was paid at Honda.

Marquez enಞded his lucrative Honda contract a year early in order to go to Duc✤ati next season.

That Honda deal - a four-year contract signed in 2020 - was the largest on this season’s grid, and one of the🌱 biggest ever.

But Marquez’s Ducati contract, and the contracts of most MotoGP riders, will expire next ꦉyear to create enormous market opportunities for the 2025 season.

Ducati are at risk of losing Marquez - or one of their other stars - amid the chase for the best bike which cannot appease eveﷺryone.

“Of course,” Ciabatti admitted. “The risk ൩exists and we are well aware of it.

“I think, for example, of Jorge Martin.🐓 A talent like𒀰 him, if he doesn’t go to the official team, could certainly arouse interest from other manufacturers.

“But he is not the only one.”

For now, the Marquez-Ducati alliance is just for a single seaso🍬n.

He has ended 11 wonderful years at Honda in the hope of a machine which ☂can spur him on to wi♍n a ninth world championship.

“We all know Marc’s talent, there is ve𒊎ry little to say a🐬bout it,” Ciabatti said.

“In🍃 my opinion, given the res♕ults obtained in this last season by Ducati, with three bikes in front of everyone, there was no need to add a further load.

“At the same time, as a Ducati man, it is the source of great pride for the company to s🍌ee a champion like Marc on a Des🅷mosedici.

“For us it is further recognition of the work that we are doing, as is the fact that Ducati is curre🌟ntly the best bike in MotoGP.

“Marc is obviously a winner, and his world titles say so, therefor🔯e if he chooses Ducati it is because he wants to win again.

“For all👍 of us, it will be something new, and a new situation to manage.”