2023-10-13 18:11:21
The news of the weekend was the officialization of Marc Márquez’s arrival at Gresini for next season, which will mean that a large part of the media focus will be on the Italian team’s box. Now, looking to 2024At Ducati they are already preparing to avoid generating tensions between their riders. and that everyone can have the same opportunities to fight for the title.
In an interview granted to Sky Sports This Friday in Indonesia, Gigi Dall’Igna expressed his gratitude to the Gresini team for getting Marc Márquez to look at Ducati to continue his professional career: “It was an operation carried out by the Gresini team, we have to say ‘Well done’, because it was a complicated situation. That an eight-time world champion wants a Ducati is something that makes us proud and it gives us great joy.”
The arrival of the #93 to the Borgo Panigale firm may bring with it preferential treatment so that the one from Cervera adapts as soon as possible to the Desmosedici GP23, something that Dall’Igna questions knowing the Catalan’s talent and ability to adapt: “Lo sWe open soon (if there will be special treatment for Marc), I don’t know if he will already be in Valencia with us. I don’t think it’s something he needs.we will be sporty and we will give our drivers the best opportunities so that they can express themselves on the track to the fullest.”
In the last few hours, it has been revealed Repsol Honda’s intentions to make Gigi Dall’Igna the big signing for next season, something that could have made Márquez stay and fulfill his contract. Regarding this, the coach preferred not to talk about the subject and commented that it is a question that Marc Márquez should answer: “We should ask him this, I guess. But it is a question we must ask Marc. Only he can answer.”
The engineer’s intentions are clear and involve remaining at Ducati after designing a motorcycle practically from scratch: “We have made and have made a great effort in recent years. Now that we are reaping the results, it would seem bad and stupid to leave. I have a fantastic group, both from a technical and driver point of view. I want to win again, I don’t like finishing second. It makes me feel physically bad. “Ducati is the best place to be right now.”
At Ducati they are aware that the presence of Marc Márquez in the ranks of Gresini Racing It can destabilize the rest of the firm a little, but it is something that does not worry them too much, ensuring that they are more than capable of managing these types of situations.
“There is a risk (of harmony being broken at Ducati)”assured the Italian, who pointed out that they have been able to manage other tensions that had been generated between their drivers in the past, as is the case of Jorge Martín and Enea Bastianini in 2022: “Marc is an uncomfortable driver, but we have to know how to manage a situation of this type well. We have learned to develop our skills in recent seasons, with many internal challenges among our drivers.”
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Finally, the boss of Ducati Corse has admitted that the brand has tried to get the Cervera rider to be with them in the past, but it was not possible. Now, he hopes to maintain the good relationship that exists in the box and that no more controversies are generated: “Marc is one of the most important champions in the history of motorcycling. Only a stupid person doesn’t love Márquez. He has always been one of the objectives in recent years, we did not find the possibility of working with him. This has happened almost by chance and we accept it willingly. “We will try not to ruin the balance that has been created in recent years, making the climate in the box peaceful for everyone.”concluded Dall’Igna.
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