Gresini boss Nadia Padovani says some people inside Ducati feared that the addition of six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez would add tension between riders.
Marc Marquez isn’t ruling out a return of his aggressive Honda riding style, despite a smooth mistake-free debut for Gresini Ducati at November’s Valencia MotoGP test.
Marc Marquez did his best to play down expectations for his debut Gresini Ducati MotoGP season, insisting it will ‘not be normal’ to be at the same level as Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin from round one.
The 2023 MotoGP World Championship wasn’t without its moments of controversy, particularly in the closing stages of an intense eight GPs in ten weeks that completed the season.
Upon announcing his departure, Marc Marquez said: “Honda will come back to the top, with me or without me. But they need time. Athletes don't have time.”