Ducati, Pecco Bagnaia-Marc Marquez duel: “Valentino Rossi ready to step in”
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The'former Ducati rider: "Bagnaia-Marquez war? Valentino Rossi will interveneà"
Former Ducati rider Alex Barros in an interview with Motosan spoke about the long-awaited 2025 duel between Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez in the official Ducati team. For Barros, Valentino Rossi will have a very important role: "I talked a little bit with Valentino during the endurance car race in Interlagos. He has very clear ideas".
"He knows what needs to be done and of course he will help " Bagnaia in any way he can,‖ Barros revealed.
Bagnaia knows he will have a difficult year. It's true that he è been in Ducati for a long time, the two titles must be respected and he è is on track for the third, but a rider is coming who will unbalance everything…".
"In this game that Marc is already playing, Valentino is definitely helping Bagnaia becauseé he knows him. It’s going to be a war inside the pits and Ducati is going to have’s going to have a lot of difficulty in handling it".
"Bagnaia è a VR46 Academy rider, and you know what è happened between Marquez and Valentino. Bagnaia does not show it, but è it is clear that they are not friends and there will be a lot of controversy".