MotoGP Podcast: Marc Marquez's Masterclass

I’m no one’s fan just MotoGP fan. All I will say is, looking at what Marc is doing with his gp23 bike against gp24 bikes on the grid only 7 races in Ducati bike is insane. Imagine him on gp24 guys. Just think about it as a fan how quickly Marc has adopted to this Ducati bike in just 7 races with last years bike plus how fast he is going to be still. I understand Ducati 100% and they see all the data from gp23 bikes and the gp24 bikes. We outsiders doesn’t know anything so we just have to wait. Martin is very fast rider indeed but he is not top dog yet and now Pedro Acosta has come into the picture. KTM would have been nice bike for Martin aggressive riding style not Aprilia because that Bike is not ready yet and his riding style will be a problem with Aprilia bike. That’s my observation with the situation.

What people seem to forget is that Marc is challenging those two guys on a third tier GP 23. This is not the same bike that won the championship last year… This is Zarko‘s old bike, which did not receive any of the upgrades that the GP 23 received last year, so Ducati is seeing that in seven races Marc has done so much with a bike he should not be able to remotely compete on. You guys also have to remember that 2027 resets everyone to zero… So thinking of the future in terms of past the next two years wouldn’t have made any sense. The PR nightmare that would have come to Ducati if Marc did leave and beat them next year would have meant the end of a lot of peoples careers at Ducati. They really had no choice. And I am so here for it! How much more exciting has this made MotoGP?? We will now have the possibility of winners from KTM Aprilia, and Ducati every race!

looking forward to Marc being at the top again , he's unquestionably better than Martin so there's no need to justify why he took the factory bike over him. and if you think Ducati will regret this you're absolutely crazy , just watch Martin next year get smoked week in week out just like every other top rider on other bikes , he may get a sprint win every now and then maybe even a race win , but Ducati will have the guy that beat Martin on equal machinery for a couple of years now in Pecco , and will have the guy who's fighting them both on a year old Ducati and probably the best rider we saw in the last decade, so I don't think they should be worried at all.

Ducati would have had pressure from Lenovo, Fiat etc. Marc is a marketing goldmine, he's equally loved and hated, but always in the headlines. It wasn't solely up to Ducati.

Don’t forget the influence of Liberty Media in Ducati’s decision 😅

Damn guys the one poddy i miss the views fly. Maybe its my fault💔

Disagree w/ the hosts that ducati should have kept Martin and enea because they invested in these guys. That makes zero sense. There is no chance Enea will get a world championship. Regarding Martin, he has been riding a Ducati for 4 yrs. Marc in just 6 short races in a year old bike. Your analysis is pretty clueless.

I can understand Ducati choosing Marc Marquez over Martin because Martin is already riding latest factory bike similar to pecco and he is strong leading championship points but Marc is riding gp23 and his race time is better than both pecco and Martin of last year with gp23 he is faster than both of them by 15,20 sec. More he ride this bike he is going to become stronger and stronger and in 2027 rules are going to change and Marc already ride bike without aero and less electronic so it will be easy for him in 2027 if he doesn't retire

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But in the year 2025, MM93 still has to challenge Pecco Bagnaia. Remember, MM93 still has not yet won a 1st place podium. We all know but may not want to admit if Pecco Bagnaia was on the year older, 2023, ducati. And MM93 & JM89 was on the new 2024 ducati. Pecco Bagnaia would still get in first place at the same rate and amount that he's done this year ....

Fastest rider is not always the best rider. Do you think that you two are clever than Gigi? I don't think so. It's not just winning that matters.