Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna reminded “sponsors play a part” in crunch rider decision
“But if you look at history or a m♈arketing🍬 point of view..."
The value of sponsorships must also be considered by Gigi Dall’I🍒g🌱na when he selects Ducati’s 2025 riders, he has been told.
The Ducati boss is faced with a crucial decision which the entire 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 MotoGP rider line-up hinges on.
Current incumbent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini, Pramac’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin and Gresini’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez are i꧅n the mix for the 💎‘25 factory Ducati seat alongside Francesco Bagnaia.
“Sponsors play a part, as well,” broadcaster Simon Crafar said from the Le Mans paddꦜock for this weekend’s French MotoGP.
The finances involved with including Marquez iܫn the Ducati 𓂃team will surely tempt the Italian manufacturer.
Dall’Igna dropped a major hint in Le Mans about how🍷 he will make his dꦆecision.
“We must not only consider the 2024 races,” he said. ꧟“We have to consider all the history of🃏 our riders.”
That was interprಞeted by some as an indication that M𒁏arquez - whose history is as an eight-time world champion - would get the nod.
Jack Appleyard analysed: “My first instinct was: Marquez is going to be Ba🃏gnaia’s teammate.”
Crafar replied: “I read exactl♓y the same. But maybe he didn’t mean it…
“B𒈔ut there was only one thing to read i💛nto that. Marc has all the history.
“Maybe he is looking at the last 𝓰years. Is that what he meant? We could be reading it wrong. But I read it the same as you…”
Dall’Igna vowed to decide by Mugello, at the end of May, to give the overlooked two riders a fair chance to find 🌸another bike.
“They 𝓡are so sought-after. They are his choices,” Crafar said about Bastianini, Martin and Marquez.
“They are contenders for the second f🎶actory Ducati seat for a reason - they are 🦂great riders.
“Other manufacturers will be looking at them.
“If you’re looking at it purely on performance, right now, which is🌃 what we were doin🍬g until Gigi said that, you have to look at all three.
“But if you look at history orꦉ a marketing point of view? Marc is the choice. He gets all the headlines.”
James 🤡was a sports journalist at 💜Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
