With Marc Marquez establishing himself as the hot favorite for the 2025 world title, dominating the start of the season with an impressive adaptation to the Ducati GP25, voices are multiplying in an attempt to explain this success. Among them, that of Fabio Di Giannantonio, currently fifth in the championship, deserves attention.
The team's Roman driver Pertamina Enduro VR46, which also has an official prototype Ducati 2025, believes he has all the cards in hand to regularly aim for the podium. We can be in the top 3 every Sunday. It's not bragging, it's a matter of conscience. " he says, praising the level of his team and of a motorcycle identical to that of Marquez.
To those who suggest that the GP25 was tailor-made for Marquez, Di Giannantonio responds lucidly: “ for all I know, all motorcycles are the same, but we should ask Gigi Dall'Igna »
He recalls that the Desmosedici is the result of a long development process: “ It's a motorcycle that has been developed in recent years by Pecco Bagnaia, in collaboration with the test team and all the official drivers who have followed one another »
While bagnaia is going through a difficult period despite two recent world titles, and that Jorge Martin shone in 2024 with the same machine, Di Giannantonio insists: “ To think that Ducati changed its entire philosophy for Marc in six races makes no sense.. » He specifies: « I don't think we're all going to have to drive like Marc Marquez. It's not like Honda. The Ducati, a collective work — not a gift to Marc. ».
Fabio Di Giannantonio: “ At Honda, we built a bike for Marc. At Ducati, Marc builds the race. »
The secret, he says, does not lie in specific technical adjustments: " he's going very strong because he's an extremely talented driverTo win, you have to be more skilled than the others. At Honda, they built a bike for Marc. At Ducati, Marc builds the race. ».
What does Diggia lack to win? Aware of his own abilities, the pilot VR46 also knows that there is still a milestone to reach: " you have to stay focused, not be superficial, because it is important to improve to be where you need to be »
In a paddock MotoGP in full transformation, Fabio DiGiannantonio rejects easy shortcuts. For him, the Ducati remains a high-performance machine for everyone, and Marc Marquez simply does what only the greatest know how to do: enhance their equipment. While the paddock wonders if the Ducati became "Marquez's bike", By Giannantonio has already understood the essential: it is Marquez who makes the difference. Ducati hasn't changed in nature - it's just that a phenomenon has mounted on it.
