Ducati’s CEO has admitted signing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is “divisive” in a nod towards his rivalry with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi.

Marquez will ride the official Ducati next season, alongside Pecco Bagnaia at the forefront of the Italian manufacturer🐷’s MotoGP project.

He is synonymous, ofꦿ course, for feuding with Italy’s favourite son, Rossi.

“Marquez's choice is divisive,” Ducati CEO Clau𒉰dio Domenicali told꧑ .

♐“Much more in Italy ღthan in the rest of the world due to his history, his way of riding and what happened in the past.

ജ“What I read is that no one questions his talent, but several people have very specific opinions on his story.”

That story includ❀es Rossi’s notorious accusation that Marquez assisted Jorge Lorenzo in winning the championship in 2015.

But, Ducati could not ign♌ore the impressive season Marquez is currently having with Gresini on a year-old bike.

His assertion that he would not movꦰe to another Ducati satellite team,𒅌 even with factory machinery, swung the manufacturer’s decision over their official 2025 line-up in his favour.

Jorge Martin missed out and has signꦜed for Apr𒆙ilia instead.

“It was a very difficult decision for us because we love Martin very much,” Domenicali sa�✱�id.

“In the end the choice was Marc or J𓂃orge, who has been with us for a long time and is very strong.

“Time will tell whet𝕴her this d✨ecision was right or not.”

2027 bike development a key factor

The decision to choose Marquez - who, next year, will be the second-oldest MotoಞGP rider - has prompted accusations that Ducati have ditched their philosophy to develo🥀p their own riders, such as Bagnaia.

Martin left for Aprilia, Enea Bastia🎉nini went to KTM, and the Pramac team fled to Yamaha in the wake of Marquez’s promotion to the red team.

Domenicali 🎀denies that Ducati are no longer focused on the future.

“For some time we have chosen to🌸 focus on young people like Pecco and bring them up,” he said.

“Then when they become talents and world champions the new ones who arriv♒e struggle to ꩲfind a place, so it was inevitable that we couldn't keep everyone.

“It is also the result of the choice to focus on the develo🐎pment of the new bike, the one for 2027.

“Nobody talks abouღt it but it needs to be done very well.

“So it is important to think 🍌🍒about what we are doing today in this beautiful championship, next year, but also further ahead.

“I have heard t🦂hat we no longer have the strategy of young people.

“I think this is denied by the facts - Fermin Aldeguer is one of the promising riders and 😼will be with us next year.

“So not only are we not changing our strategy, buꦏt we want to reinforce i⭕t."

Aldeguer is currently the only rookie s♉et to be included in MotoGP next year.

He will join either VR46 or Gresini after signing a Ducati 🍌contract.