168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez will not swiftly become the top Ducati rider, insist🙈s the KTM boss.

This weekend’s 2024 season-opening Qatar MotoGP is Marquez’s highly-anticipat༺ed Ducati debut with Gresi🐽ni.

But the riders more hotly tipped to be the frontrunners are the trio ridin🦩g the GP24 - Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin.

Marquez, still adjusting to the GP23 after 11 years at Honda, has unknow꧋n potential.

“Marc is a brilliant rider and now has a very powerful bike,” said KTM motorsport director Pit Bei☂rer to .

“This combination will be very dangerous.

"I don't think he will become the new No1 at Ducati an🐽d make a leap in quality.

Beirer insisted that Marquez "will have strong competition in ✃his own camp".

He named Bagnai❀a as an "incredible champion” and warned that Martin "has the knife between his teeth" after narrowly missing th༺e 2023 title and a promotion to the factory team.

Marc Marquez ‘mentality’ noted ahead of Qatar MotoGP

But Marquez has received backing on his Ducati debut from Po🌺l Espargaro.

Espargaro spent two years as Marqu♔ez’s Repsol Honda teammate in a difficult inj🤪ury-riddled period for the eight-time world champion.

"If you ask Marc Marquez he will tell you that he is not there to fight f෴or podiums and victories,” Espargaro told .

“Marc Marquez is one of those riders who kno🍒ws he can always win.

“It is that type of men♍tality that is🍬 very necessary in MotoGP.

“Marc has demonstrated it for many🉐 years, also on bikes that have not been at the level, whic✅h he has always been.

“And he has been able to fight for races﷽𒁏 that seemed impossible.

“Therefore, Marquez knows, and I thin꧋k he is convinced, t🐷hat he can win.

“And it is something that we are go🎃ing to enjoy every race wee🏅kend.

“He has a lot 🃏to prove and we'll see ♍if it starts here in Qatar…”