Marc Marquez believed he could have challenged for the 2024 MotoGP championship with a𒁃 factory bike, a close ally has revealed.

Marquez ♎swapped sub-par Honda machinery for a year-old Ducati last year, and it brilliantly rejuv🌜enated his career.

He returned to winning ways and did enough to earn a promotion into Ducati’s factory team, where he🔥 sits now, at the expense of Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini💃.

However, he was unable to keep pace with Martin or Pecco Bagnaia who fought for the title꧟ until the final day with equal machinery෴.

Marc Marquez ally reveals his early Ducati feeling

“Gigi Dall’Igna has done a lot of thi🐷ngs right in Ducati, Stefan Bradl, the Honda test rider who previously worked alongsid🐼e Marquez, told .

“Last year with the GP24, he brought a much improved version of the GP23 to theᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤✅⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ track.

“This bike once again provided a signific꧋ant technical boost.

“Marc said last year that he c꧑ould have given Pecco and Jorge Martin a run for their money if he had a 2024 factory bike at his disposal. He understood it very early.

“Now in the factory tea👍m, all doors are open♓ for him.

“Gigi is a fan of Marc and that the technician and rider speak a common language. They are a brilliant duo who hav𒁏e reached a higher level thanks to this close collaboration.

“It’s a combination like the one that existe♔d at Ferrari between Michael Schumꦡacher and Ross Brawn or Jean Todt.”

Dall’Igna broke the recent Ducati philosophy of promoting talent from wi൲thin to snatch Marquez for the factoওry team.

That faith has been justified already - even if it meant los🌼ing Martin and Marco Bezzecchi to Aprilia, and Bastianini 🌠to KTM.