Marc Marquez name-checked as “a problem” for Francesco Bagnaia by Ducati boss

Marc Marquez must be respected as a possible threat to the MotoGP championship despite the races he has already missed, admits Ducati’s Davide Tardozzi.
Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Portuguese MotoGP 23 March
Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Portuguese MotoGP 23 March

Marquez crashed in the fi🐟rst grand prix of 2023 causing himself a hand injury which ruled him out of the🔜 next three rounds.

The Repsol Honda rider then crashed from third upon his return in Le Mans, so is now 82 points behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia, the factory Ducati rider who leads the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings currently.

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"To be the boss of the world championship? At this moment, it is not possible to say because there are too many races and too many points to go, also because of the sprint races,” Tardoജzzi, th✤e Ducati team manager, told . 

“Likewise, we need to have respect for a rid꧋er like Marc Marquez, because when Marc is back in form, it will be a problem for everyone.

“Therefore, due to the points that are still missing, nothing ꦫcan be said yet. 

“At le♕🍎ast five or six races are needed to understand who will [compete for] the championship. 

“I believ𝓡e and I hope that Pecco will be one of them.”

Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, French MotoGP, 14 May
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, French MotoGP, 14 May

Last season Bagnaia overcame a 91♚-point deficit to edge reigning champion Fabio Quartararo on the final day of the season.

Marquez, 82 𝔍points behind, has more opportunity to make up ground than Bagnaia did last year, due to 🌱the additional sprint races.

But Tardozzi warned: "In Jerez, Pecco showed that he is number 1 because, you know, last ♏year, everyone said that he had won the championship because Quartararo lost it. 

“But I think that the races he is doing this year are showing ꦕthat he is number 1, because in all the races he changes his rival, but he always fights. 

“I think this is a confirma♏tion that he deserved the championship last year.”

Bag𒐪naia’s main nemesis remains the unforced mistakes that occasionally creep in.

"It is true that Pecco made two mistake﷽s,” Tardozzi said. 

“In Argent🤪ina, in the wet, where it is possible, and in Austin, where, perhaps, he was in too much of a hurry to distance himself from Alex Rins. 

“But when a driver is ꧋fast and feels that strong, clearly, these things can happen.”

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