“Publicity” and “marketing” cited among reasons for Ducati choosing Marc Marquez
“I ൩don’t blame D✃ucati or their parent company at all"

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez’s commercial power has been cited as a key reason for why Du▨cati chose him for their official team next year.
Ducati’s big choice for their 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 MotoGP rider line-up went Marquez’s way, after a U-turn when it originally seemed Jor♒ge Martin would get the nod.
As well as his on-track performances🤡, financial reasons hav🌼e been mentioned for Ducati bringing Marquez into their main garage.
Broadcaster Simon Crafar commented from the Dut🌟ch MotoGP this weekend: “Whether you like it or not, whether you think it was unfaꦰir on Jorge, which is quite right…
“🐻Whether you think it was the obvious choice to take Marc, which is quite right…
“I don’t blame Ducati or thei𓆏r parent company at all. He 🔯gets the most publicity.
“He is so♛ determined🍸. He makes it happen. In this battle, he’s the only ‘23 machine in it.
“He hasn’t bee🦩n on it long. Gigi Dall’Igna sees all the d🤡ata, he sees what he’s doing, with what he’s got.
“I imagine, also, sponso𝄹rs were keen on it. The parent company, Audi, keen on marketing.
“All of that together,⭕ 🅺I totally understand why they did it.”
Marc Marquez: Pecco Bagnaia is #1 inside the garage
Pecco Bagn📖ai🌠a claimed in Assen that Ducati did not consult him over the choice for his next teammate.
Marquez also ins💫isted that, until they reunited a♍t Assen this week, they had not spoken about Ducati’s big decision which was made in the days after Mugello.
“No, we didn’t 🦩have the cha𝕴nce to speak with Pecco,” Marquez said.
“He’s🍰 the champion. For me, it’s something super nice. This year I am learn🐷ing how to ride this Ducati from him. Next year we will keep it in the same way.
“He’s the #1 inside th൩e garage. He is the onꦺe that won in the last two years.
“We will try 100% to be close to him. On the race tr🐼ack we will compete with each other but inside the garage we🌱 need to help the team to be the strongest on the grid.”
The atmosphere between two world champions, Bagnaia and Marquez, as teammates on M💞otoGP’s best bike next year is certain to be interesting.
But this weekend, at the Dutch MotoGP, their more pressing concern is the ti🌺tle battle.
Pr✤amac’s Martin leads the championship, 18 po🐓ints ahead of Bagnaia.
Gresini’s Marquez is third, 35 points from Martin, and still awaits a maiden victory 𓃲on a Ducati.
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James was a sports jo⛎urnalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.