Marc Marquez-Ducati: Paolo Ciabatti goes down flat

Marc Marquez-Ducati: Paolo Ciabatti already goes flat

During an interview with the microphones of the "Corriere dello Sport", former Ducati Corse sporting director Paolo Ciabatti, among other topics, dwelt on his feelings about Marc Marquez's debut riding for Ducati. In addition, the newly appointed general manager è unbalanced about the composition of the official team in 2025, as several riders will go on contract expiration at the end of the season.

"Marc Marquez’s smile after the first outing in testing was seen by everyone, as well as the times he è managed to record without pushing hard. I think that next year the championship will be very balanced and he will be one of the protagonists, no one expects otherwise" began the'former sport director of Ducati Corse.

"Maybe he will give us some more headaches as Ducati, because we will be called to a very complex management, given the strong personalities we have, Bagnaia, and Martin above all. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but for the show, having soì many riders able to be able to fight for victory, will be very interesting" added the general manager.

"Almost all the riders are expiring, in Ducati we will wait for the first 5-6 races to get a picture of the situation: we have quite clear ideas, but confirmations are always needed. Looking ahead to 2025, in all probability one of the two officials will be Bagnaia. As for Marc, we will make our evaluations based on the results, but from our point of view the days of multimillion-dollar contracts are over. The fact that we are the manufacturer with the mostù desired bike allows us to make moreù economically sustainable" reasoning,” Paolo Ciabatti concluded.