Jorge Lorenzo s🌟ays he “didn’t accept” Marc Marquez’s way of racing when he made his MotoGP debut in 2013.

Next year will see Ducati field arguably its str💛ongest factory team line-up ever, with reigning double world champ▨ion Francesco Bagnaia joined by Marc Marquez.

Lorenzo and Mar🅷quez were intense rivals in the early part of the latter’s MotoGP career, with his riding style at the time upsetting Lorenzo.

Looking🦄 ahead to 2025, Lorenzo believes the battle between Marquez and Bagnaia 🦋will start equally.

“I think that, for different reasons, it will be a challenge that wil꧃l start on equal terms,” he said at the Festival dello Sport in Italy.

“In 2013 I didn’t acc♊ept his way of♔ racing, which was very aggressive. Now he has a bit more respect towards his rivals.

“It must be said that the rules are stric♒ter than 10 years ago.

“He is a beast on a sporting level. Since 2010, he has had very bad luck in terms of his physical condition🦹.

“Without those problems, he would have won at least two or three more worl꧒d championships.”

Lorenzo convinced he could have won title with Ducati

The 𒉰37-year-old made a switch from Yamaha, with whom he made his MotoGP debut in 2008 and won all of his premier class ꩵtitles, in 2017 to the factory Ducati squad.

After a lean debut season that resulted 🍨in just three podiums, Lorenzo was already announced as leaving Ducati at the end of 2018 just as he came into race winning form on the Desmosedici at that year’s Italian GP.

Lorenzo would win three times on the Ducati before injury curtailed the end of that season, with an ill-fated move to Honda following🍃 in 2019, after which he retired from racing.

“Now it is the best bike; it has no we🧸ak points,” Lorꦬenzo said.

“We [myself and general manager Gigi Da♍ll’Igna] met in 2004, in my last year in 125cc.

“Fate broug🍒ht us together at Ducati. I was very sorry not to have won a title with the Italian brand.

“I am convinced that, i🐟f I had stayed two more y🧸ears, we would have won it.”

Lorenzo was replaced by Danilo Petrucci for the 🐼2019 season, who won two grands prix with Ducati across two seasons.