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Michele Pirro

Eight-time Grand Prix World Champion Marc Marquez has joined the Ducati camp in 2024, signing up with satellite team Gresini, looking to revive his flagging career. In short order, he has secured a spot in the running for a factory ride in 2025, forcing Ducati to revise its plans after Marquez declined a Pramac offer, leading to his official recruitment by the factory team. The brand’s test rider Michele Pirro now claims that having Marc Marquez, the “typhoon” who “made us suffer” in the past, on the Ducati MotoGP factory team has injected a “shot of adrenaline” into the whole group…

The arrival of Marc Marquez in Ducati has generated great enthusiasm within the Italian team. Michele Pirro, test pilot of Ducati, highlighted the positive impact of this signing on the team's dynamics. He believes that this arrival has given additional motivation, especially for the reigning champion, Francis Bagnaia, and for the whole group Ducati. " Marc's arrival has given a significant charge to the whole group, Pecco first and foremost. I see a new, different energy » says the Italian.

« I have to say that in recent years, when we have dominated, It was not always easy to find the stimuli ", also acknowledged Pirro. The arrival of Marquez has, according to him, breathed new energy and " important " to the team, thus helping to revive a motivation that is sometimes difficult to find. He specified that bagnaia, in particular, appears to be benefiting from this new energy, which could be crucial for the team as the 2025 season approaches.

Pirro added that the presence of Marquez, who has often been seen as the enemy of Ducati in the past years, is a real turning point. To see again this same Marquez, who had been the "enemy" for years, in the years Dovizioso and Lorenzo, or when he didn't want to come to Ducati in 2016, it's a huge change He explained.

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Michele Pirro: “ Our task will be to put Marquez and Bagnaia in the best conditions »

Although there have been tensions in the past, especially when Marquez inflicted many defeats on Ducati, Pirro underlines the respect that everyone now has for the Spaniard's talent and his integration within the team.

One of the great challenges for Ducati will be to manage the two champions, bagnaia et Marquez, in the same team. Pirro is confident about the potential of this collaboration, stating: “ we will now see them both in the same team, on the red bike, as Marc says "the best bike", something we gained on the track "With a solid foundation from the previous season, Ducati starts with an advantage, but the key will be to put both drivers in the best conditions to maximize their performance.

Although Ducati seems well prepared, Pirro remains realistic about the challenges ahead. I don't believe in upheavals, but There are still things we can work on ", he said. He also specifies that the progression of Ducati will largely depend on that of his opponents, and that a more precise assessment will be possible after the pre-season tests. Ducati will have to keep a close eye on his rivals to see if his work is paying off before the start of the 2025 season.

Overall, the arrival of Marquez in Ducati appears to be a real asset to the team, both for his expertise and for the dynamic he brings. With drivers of this calibre, the 2025 season promises to be exciting and full of challenges for Ducati in MotoGP: “ Our task will be to put them in the best conditions. We have the advantage of starting from a very good base., that of last season » concludes Pirro on crash.net.

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