Next season he will join Gresini Ducati on a one-year contract, the culmination of a much-an☂ticipated decision to quit Honda.

But ahead of 2025 most riders’ contracts will expire, most teams will have available machinery, meaning a MotoGP musica൩l chairs could be coming.

Ducati have not though꧟t too far ahead, they insis𝔉t.

“Marc Marquez in Gresi𝓡ni was a choice of the Gresini team, of which we were informed in the final phase of the negotiations,” sporting director Paolo Ciabatti told . 

“Surely an eight-time world championꦇ could also be interesting for the data he can provide us.&෴nbsp;

“It's a one-year deal with no options of any ki꧃nd between Marc and the team. 

“So, let's see over the next year what happens.

“For the moment there are no plan🔯s that go beyond giving the support that we always give to our sat💮ellite teams for very good riders. 

“Alex 📖Marquez has already done well, Fabio di Giannantonio is doing well and we hope he finds a place to stay in MotoGP because he deserves it. 

“We'll see about Marc during the season.”

Should Marquez excel on a year-old Desmosedici, then surely the𓂃 temptation will arise to put him into Ducati’s factory t🌞eam.

But other manufacturers will inevitably ci𒀰rcle tꦿoo.

KTM have a long-standi♛ng interest and share Red Bull as a mutual sponsor with Marquez.

And the option to return to Honda, should they demonstrate major progre🐷ss during his one-year absence, will surely crop up.