Alex Marquez will be a Ducati rider in 2023 in the Gresini lair which will see Enea Bastianini leave at the end of this season who brought him three victories after the first 11 races completed in 2022. A choice which was made in the last moments since it was Miguel Oliveira who held the rope for this Desmosedici. The Portuguese was also favored by Gigi Dall'Igna, but ultimately, it is the title holder in both Moto3 and Moto2 who will be the new arrival in the Borgo Panigale clan. A name evoking a family with an older brother Marc who obviously does not leave anyone indifferent to Borgo Panigale…
Alex Marquez understood that if he did not want to see his career bogged down in quicksand Honda, he had to escape from it and emancipate himself from the shadow of his prestigious older brother Marc. On this last level, there will always be an influence and if he doubted it, the first comments coming from Ducati the announcement of his arrival will remind him of which family he will still be. But, at least he won't work with it again on the same bike, which was assessed more like a handicap than an advantage by the interested party.
It remains thatAlex Marquez will have to fight just as much to exist in Gresini Ducati than at Honda LCR. Because for the moment, it remains the preferred transmission channel towards Marc Marquez. To WWD extension, Davide Tardozzi from the official staff Ducati did not hide it from the microphone of GP One : " for us it's good publicity he declares. " In my opinion Alex will report to his brother the difference between Ducati and Honda. Let's see what he says to her, it will be a nice surprise. But I am reasonably certain that Alex will do much better and that will speak well of our bike. ».
It will be noted that Davide Tardozzi does not worry about whether these exchanges between brothers will produce technical leaks which would be very useful to Honda to regain its lost shine. He sees them more as an opportunity to seduce Marc Marquez to convince him to join him… It is, to say the least, revealing of a state of mind.
« When Alex Marquez gets results, I will go see Marc Marquez«
But the same Tardozzi also drowns the fish: “ we have our pilots and we believe in them. I have already said it and I emphasize it, with Marc we often joke. He is from Honda, we are from Ducati, but there is a very good relationship with Marc Marquez the man, so from time to time we also often make fun of each other under the podium and in the parc ferme . There is a pleasant and fun relationship with him ».
But chase away the natural… “ I believe that the Gresini team is an excellent team that manages to put the driver in a position where he will give more than 100% and not everyone achieves that. I believe that Alex after three years of MotoGP has never given the best of himself. When Alex tests the bike and I believe and hope he gets some results, it will be my duty to go see Marc and ask him “how are you?” » ».
Davide Tardozzi finished : " Marc has all my respect and everyone thinks Marc on the track is still the Marquez he was. I also spoke to him recently, asking him how he was progressing and I sincerely hope that he will be back like before because a world championship also won against Marc Marquez is something that is worth even more ».
