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Ducati, Marc Marquez talks retirement: "This is how I will decide it"

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Marc Marquez&#8217s renewal with Ducati has been taken for granted for weeks now, but the official announcement still has not come. The direct interested party, on the sidelines of an event of his sponsor, responded to reporters’ request for clarification, alluding to a possible future retirement.

“Everything is in order, both sides are happy. I asked Ducati to start the year, I didn&#8217t want to sign anything while I was injured. When you get injured, something drops in your performance, you don&#8217t know where 100 percent is. Sometimes it drops by 1 percent, sometimes by 20 percent. I have to keep evolving”, are the words reported by Motosprint.

After his injury in late 2025, the number 93 is taking his time to decide his future. The champion from Cervera has just won his ninth world title: “To retire is one of the most difficult things for a sportsman, to know when, how and why. I don’t think I can plan my retirement in the long term, it’s something I will feel when the time comes”.

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MotoGP, the report cards of the Grand Prix of Thailand
Marco Bezzecchi stayed in the lead from the start to the end with fluency, thus winning the first race of the season. Masterful management 10
Alex Marquez unlike last year showed many difficulties. A mistake on the last lap did not allow him to finish the race 4
Great race with Aprilia for Raul Fernandez: he took a third place that is worth a lot 8.5
For Jorge Martin great comeback after the'injury suffered last year. He finished at the foot of the podium but showed good signs of recovery 8
Marc Marquez was fighting for the podium when he punctured his rear tire on lap 21. Nice double overtaking Martin-Acosta on lap 10 lap 6.
Fabio Di Giannantonio also showed difficulties with the Ducati but nevertheless took a sixth place 5.5
Pedro Acosta yesterday won the sprint, today he took an excellent second place in the final with Raul Fernandez. Consistent and decisive 8
Pecco Bagnaia always underwhelming, unlike the tests showed many shortcomings and failed to be in the positions that count 4.5
Ai Ogura top 5 and fourth Aprilia to finish 6.5
Fabio Quartararo first Yamaha to the finish line, however what a struggle. The Japanese manufacturer seems to be in crisis and Fabio somehow always tries to put a patch on it 4

Marquez was nominated for the best sportsman award at the Laureus Sport Awards: “Just being nominated for the most important award, that of sportsman of the year, I think motorcycling had never gone this far. To be nominated along with athletes who have marked 2025 in all sports is a pride. Even though we feel big in MotoGP, we are small. It happens to all sports except soccer and tennis, which are big all over the world”.

Also taking stock of the situation at Ducati was manager Carlo Pernat, who bluntly analyzed the team’s moment: “Ducati has only one rider, which is Marquez”. A stark judgment, which, however, does not frighten the person concerned, who is already looking to the future with the awareness of one who knows that he still has a lot to give. From 2027, moreover, the official Ducati box promises to be even more competitive, with the’arrival of Pedro Acosta to team up with Marquez: “Pedro Acosta is the leader of the new generation. I hope to ride with him for many more races, because he is the reference of the new generation and will be one of the riders who will mark an’era in MotoGP” said the world champion, who makes no secret of his desire to measure himself against the best.

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