This is the refrain of this winter break and he would like to convince us that the next season in MotoGP will be akin to a triumphant march towards a ninth title for a Marc Marquez whose career has been revived thanks to a Ducati Gresini. This would still be one more title for the Borgo Panigale brand, but it would also be a Pyrrhic victory, with a previously balanced and controlled Ducati clan transformed into a field of ruins and discord by the Spanish phenomenon where nothing seems push back after his passage... Look at the state he put Honda in...
Is the scenario for the 2024 MotoGP season already written? Many already believe this by enthroning a Marc Marquez putting things in their place with a Ducati Gresini allowing him to exercise his profession normally and, therefore, to express his talent... Yes, but then at what cost for the Borgo Panigale brand? Michele Pirro, who knows the red house well having helped it consolidate and grow under the reign of Gigi Dall'Igna since he is the test pilot, does not believe in what seems to be an inevitability.
For the Italian, on the contrary, everything remains to be done. On Sportfocus24.it he thus analyzes the possible impact of the illustrious newcomer: “ Marc Marquez will be added value for all Ducati riders because they will also be able to learn from him certain things that they do not do » begins the Italian. Then he specifies: “ at the same time, it won't be easy for Marc because our drivers are strong. I add him to the list of title contenders like the others ».
Michele Pirro: “ it's not as if Marc Marquez gave Bagnaia and the others a second per lap Ducati riders »
He rocks : " it's not like Marc Marquez is putting a second on Bagnaia and the others. They start at the same level, he knows the bike a little less but we saw in the tests that it didn't take him long to adapt. He will be able to play for victory in races but it's not as if he can already win the world championship because he doesn't take a second per lap ».
Michele Pirro concludes his demonstration thus: “ Marc Marquez is certainly one of the contenders, but his life will not be easy. It will be one more opponent for the world championship which, in recent years, had not been considered as such ».
