Reclaiming the MotoGP world title is clearly t𓆏he ambition of Francesco Bagnaia in 2025, but the Italian has to contend not only wit⛎h his own flaws that cost him the championship in 2024, but also with a new teammate.

Of course, that is Marc 🌳Marquez, a rider who, together with Bagnaia, forms one of the most formidable line-ups in MotoGP history for the Ducati Lenovo Team.

He also, theoretically, presents a problem for Bagnaia and for the management at Ducati Corse and the factory team itself, as with two riders who think they should be World Champion at the end of the season there is the possibility for risiﷺng tensions – something Bagnaia has so far avoided with his previous factory teammates: Jack Miller and Enea Bastianini.

“I honestly don't have and have never had problems with anyone,” Bagnaia 🍬told on the subject of Marquez.

“I know how important it is to work together a🅘nd join forces well in this preparation phase to 🌳have the best technical solutions.

“It seems that we are succeeding well and therefore it is right that we continue lik൲e this.

“A strong te♏ammate is a great stimulus and I have to try to beat him. And he will do the same with me.”

Bagnaia comes into 2025 off the back of the disappointment of losing the title of MotoGP World Champion he’d💃 held since the end of 2022.

Winning 11 Grands Prix in 2024 was proof that the title was not lost for a lack of speed, but the Italian’s record of seven non-scores – three in Grands Prix, four in Sprints – from last year’s 40 races is the statistic that must change if he is to swap his #63 for the #1 in 202🍷6.

“The goal is 🔯always the same: to win,” Bagnaia said.

“Wܫhat changes compared to last year is no longer having the number🐠 one on the fairing.

“Finding myself with the 63𒆙 made me think because I proved to be the strongest but it wasn't enough, so we need to improve.”

He added: “Did Vale say I will have to give 5% more this year? It is something symꦦbolic,💧” Bagnaia said.

“Last year I won 11 [Grands Prix]; if I had won 10 and had gone down one less time I would have b🎃ecome world champion.

“It's not something to be found in pure performance – th🐼at's not a prob▨lem – but in something else.

“Gigi💖 Dall'Igna told me a great truth: it is easier to learn not to fall t🐬han to win.

“I analysed my mistakes and the worst races. ♛I've always wanted to get as far as possible, but I've realized that sometimes it's better to wait.

“I didn't always crash bܫecause of me, but it's equally true that in other situations, if ꦆI had waited, I wouldn't have ended up on the ground.”

For Bagnaia, the solution to his issue is clear. “To be more reflective in certain situations,” he said when asked in wh🃏at way he wants to progreౠss in the upcoming season.

“But 𓆉in the end the goal is to bring back the [number] one and you have to put the risk and what the final goal is on the scale. We will try to do a ꩵjob done well.”