Marc Marquez has confirmed he will not be sponsored by Red Bull next year when he joins the ♏factory Ducati MotoGP squad.

The eight-time world champion has been a R🌸ed Bull athlete for the entirety of his MotoGP career, with the brand remaining prominently represented on his crash helmet as he moved from Honda to Gresini Racing in 🎃2024.

One of the key▨ initial sticking points about any Marquez move to the factory Ducati squad was its association with Monster Energy.

While there had been no word on how this would🍒 be resolved since he signed his works Ducati deal, the ending of the partnership was hinted at🦩 in the post-season Barcelona test last month.

Marquez took part in his firstꦍ test with the factory Ducati team on a bike and in equipment that had none of his normal personal branding.

At an event at Red Bull’s Hangar 7 in Austria, Marquez confirmed that he will not carry Red Bull sponsorship i🌃ꦡn 2025.

“It's the last appointment now,” he said ofಌ his visit to Hangar 7.

“Ducati has another sponsor, so we can't continue. Out of respect for Red Bull, I wil♊l not have a personal sponsor🍰.

“I wan🃏t t♊o thank the Red Bull family and I hope we remain friends.”

It is unclear how Marquez will represent the Monster Energy brand in 2025, though it most likely won’t come in the form of be🐬ing a personal sp💎onsor like Red Bull was.

💙In the same event, Marquez once more doubled down on previous comments that he isn’t coming to the factory Ducati team looking to be the number one rider.

“I'm coming to the world champion team,” he said.

“I already feel pressure, but I wanted to. I said I have to leave the comfort zone at H𓄧onda.

“I had the opportunity now and I took the chance.

“Next year I will have to t🙈ake a diffꦜerent approach. At Honda, of course, I was number one.

“New riders always came in, trying to match with me. Now I'm in a new team. 🐼Pecco [Bagnaia] has won a lot there in recent years.”