Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia’s relationship 𝓀began by socialising with their partneꩵrs, Ducati insist.

All eyes in the MotoGP paddock will be on the Ducati garage this season, where arguably the t🍷wo fav🌳ourites for the championship will be stationed.

Marquez and Bagnaia are new teammates but also clearlꩲy rivals for the top prize, defended by Jorge Martin who must adjust 🔥to his Aprilia.

Ducati insist the much-discussed relationship between their factory riders has starte𝕴d perfect𒊎ly.

“We are writing the history of🐲 our sport,” sporting director Mauro Grassilli told , before the Sepang test, about their red-hot rider line-up.

“We are working well, and🥀 I see that there is a beautiful relationship between the two riders.

“They are even having lunch t𝓡ogether with their res🅠pective wives and girlfriends.

“What we need to do we are doing, then the traꦺck will have its say. We will se🍨e what happens.

“From my experience, I 🥂have always seen very good relationsh♛ips between riders.

“Even in the days of Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss when I started. The rela✅tionship between riders is important, and I expected it because [Marquez and Bagnaia] are good, intelligent, professional people.”

The Sepang test al🔯lowed Ducati’s factory riders to unite by developing the package that they will use this season, along with VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio.

For now, their union is mutually beneficial. Ducati believe it re🍌main this wayﷺ.

“It will be good, excitin♈g and equall♈y important to create a good climate, but it’s not the most difficult thing.

“They arꦦe professionals, they are people who know how to do their job.

“Pecco is very professional. I saw him coming back from his honeymoon, extremely rel𒊎axed, calm, and confident.

“Marc I have known for a short time. It sta🧔rted last year when we met in hospitality. I’m still finding out about him. So far, i like everything about him: the way he relates to Pecco, to us, to sponsors, to the me🌊dia.”