Are the fates of Marc Marquez and Yamaha strangely intertwined?
The common denominator is Pramac Ducati

The futures of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and Yamaha could be oddly linked.
The common denominator is Pramac Ducati.
This weekend’s Catalunya 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP comes amid the bac♛kdrop of two massive nego𒊎tiations happening behind-the-scenes.
The first is Ducati’s decision over their 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 MotoGP rider line-up, and who to give the official bike to.
The second🃏 is Pramac’s decision of whether to stick with Ducati or become a Yamaha s✨atellite team next year.
And those two big d🌄ecisions both haꦺve Marquez included in the mix.
Marquez wants a 2025-spec Ducati next year, he has made it ꦰclear.
Ducati are deciding whether curreℱnt incumbent Enea Bastianini will 🉐be replaced by Gresini’s Marquez or Pramac’s Jorge Martin.
But Marquez has seemingly softened his stance about demanding a promotion into the factory team, as long🔜 as he receives a factory-spec bike.
“Regardless of the colour or ඣbrand”, Marquez said, hinting he is not only looking for the red Ducati.
That brings Pramac into the equation.
Pr🎉amac know they will lose Martin next year - he has vowed to either finally go to the factory Ducati team🙈, or quit the manufacturer altogether.
Pramac could of𝐆fer Marquez a latest-spec bike, just as they🅰 do now with Martin.
Martin is topping the MotoGP standings after five rounds, proving he does not require extra factꦗory support to contend for the tit🔜le. Marquez will have surely noted this.
For Pramac, the allure of welcoming the esteღemed Marquez into their garage is obvious.
And it would surely keep them in the fight for the cham🐻pionship in 2025, w✱hereas a duo of Franco Morbidelli and (likely) Fermin Aldeguer would be unlikely to guarantee that.
But Pramac can only offer a ‘25-♉spec Desmosedici to Marque🍰z if they commit to Ducati for the next two years.
If they do, the Ducati bosse𝓀s mi⭕ght see Pramac as the ideal landing spot for Marquez.
Ducati could arguably prom🐬ote Martin to the factory team, and hand Marquez over to Pramac, giving him the factory-spec bike he wants, if they can make the fi🌟nances work.
Pramac are pondering whether to activate a co𓆏ntractual claus🐭e in their current deal which would tie them to Ducati for 2025 and 2026, with factory machinery.
But they al🌊so have an offer to join Yamaha next season, which would reportedly be financially attractive for Paolo Campinoti’s team.
Yamaha are ౠdesperate to add a sate🦄llite team, to double their presence on the 2025 grid.
Lin Jarvis said recently that the Japanese manufacturer is confident of attracting one of the eꦅxisting teams.
But VR46 reportedly turned Yamaha d𝓀own, despite the mutual link of Valentino Rossi, and Gresini have confirmed that their status as a Du⛄cati team will not change next year.
That leaves Pramac as their last hope to achieve 𒁏their masterplan.
Pramac are stuck ൲in the middle - do they stick with Ducati and bring Marquez in? Or do they flee to Yamaha?
And if they go to Yamaha, but Ducat�🙈�i want Martin in their factory team, then what will Marquez do in 2025?
It is vi🌠able that Pramac choose to go to Yamaha, Ducati pick Martin as their factory rider, and Marquez and Bastianini are both left searching the garages of rival brands for the best bike available. That brings KTM and Aprilia into play.
Ducati have promised to make their rid🌟er decision by Mugello at the end of May.
꧑Pramac reportedly have until ಞthe end of July to decide between staying or going to Yamaha.
This weekend’s round in Barcelona will add a further layer of detail to aཧ very complex situation…

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, t✱o F1.