Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna reminded “sponsors play a part” in crunch rider decision
“But if you look at🐠 history or a marketing point of view..."
The value of sponsorships must also be considered by Gig🅺i Dall’Igna 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5最新开奖结果:2025 MotoGP rider line-up hinges on.
Current incumbent 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini, Pramac’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin and Gresini’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez are in the mix for the ‘25 factory Ducati seat alongside Francesc♔o Bagnaia.
“Sponsors play a part, as well,” broadcaster Simon Crafar said from the Le Mans paddoc🥃k for this weekend’s French MotoGP.
The finances involved with including Marquez in the Ducati team will surely tempt theღ Italian manufa♛cturer.
Dall’Igna dro♕pped a major hint in Le Mans about how he will make his deciꦯsion.
“We must not only consider the 2024 races,”🐎 he said. “We have to consider all the history of our riders.”
That was interpreted by some as an indication that Marquez - 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 Bagnaia’s teammate.”
Crafar replied: “I read exactly the same. But maybe he d🗹idn’t mean it…
“But there was only one thing to read in🤪to that. Marc has all the history.
“Maybe he is looking at the last years. 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 Mu൲gello, at the end of May, to give the overlooked two riders a fair chance to 𒅌find another bike.
“They are so sought-after. They are his choice♛s,” Crafar said about Bastianini, Martin and Marquez.
“They are con🌌tenders for the second factory Ducati seat for a reason - they ജare great riders.
“Other manufacturers will be looking at them.
“If you’re looking at it purely on performan🌊c🧜e, right now, which is what we were doing until Gigi said that, you have to look at all three.
“But if you loo𒁃k at history or a marketing point of view? Marc is the choice. He gets all the hꦐeadlines.”
James was a sports journalist at S𒁃ky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
