Marc Marquez name-checked as “a problem” for Francesco Bagnaia by Ducati boss

Marc Marquez must be respected as a possible threat to the MotoGP championship despite the races he has already missed, admits Ducati’s Davide Tardozzi.
Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Portuguese MotoGP 23 March
Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Portuguese MotoGP 23 March

Marquez crashed in the first gran♒d prꦰix of 2023 causing himself a hand injury which ruled him out of the next three rounds.

The Repsol Honda rider then crashed from third upon his return in Le Mans, so is now 82 points behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia, the factory Ducati rider who leads the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings currently.

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"To be the boss of the world championship? At this moment, it🌸 is not possible to say because there are too many races and too many points to go, also because of the sprint races,” 🏅Tardozzi, the Ducati team manager, told . 

“Likewise, we need to have respect for a rider like Marc Marquez, because when Marc is back in form, it will be✱ a problem for everyone.

“Theref♒ore, due to the points that are still missing, nothing can be said yet. 

“At least five or six♊ races are needed to understand who will [compete for] the championship. 

“I believe🥃 and I ho🥀pe that Pecco will be one of them.”

Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, French MotoGP, 14 May
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, French MotoGP, 14 May

Last𒅌 season Bagnaia overcamꦏe a 91-point deficit to edge reigning champion Fabio Quartararo on the final day of the season.

Marquez, 82 points behind, has more opportunity to make up ground than Bagnaia did last year, due to the♏ additional sprint races.

But Tardozzi warned: "In Jerez, Pecco showed that he is number 1 because, you know, last year, everyone said that he had won the championship because Quartarar🥃o lost it. 

“But I think that the races he is doing this year are showing that he is number 1, because in all the races he changꦗes his rival, but he alwa🃏ys fights. 

“I think this is a confirmation that he deserved the🍨 championship lastꦦ year.”

Bagnaia’s maﷺin nemesis remains the unforced mistakes thatℱ occasionally creep in.

"It is true that Pecco made two🌼 mistakes,” Tardozzi said. 

“In Argentina, in the wet, where it is possible, and in Austin, where, perha🤪ps, he was in too much of a hurry to distance himself from Alex Rin♚s. 

“But when a driver is fast a꧅nd feels that stro✱ng, clearly, these things can happen.”

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