Marc Marquez believed he could have challenged for the 2024 MotoGP championship with a fac෴tory bike, a close ally has revealed.

Marquez swapped sub-par Honda machinery💃 for a year-old Ducati last year, and it brilliantly rejuvenated his career.

He returned to winning ways and did enough to earn a promotion into Ducati’s factory team, where he sits now, at the expense of Jorge Martin and⛄ Enea🐷 Bastianini.

However, he was unable to keep pace with Martin or Peಌcco Bagnaia who fought for the title until the final day with equal machinery.

Marc Marquez ally reveals his early Ducati feeling

“Gigi Dall’Igna has done a lot of things right in Ducat🍃i, Stefan Bradl, the Honda test rider who previously worked alongside Marqu💃ez, told .

“Lꦯast year with the GP24, he brought a much improved version of the GP23 to the track.

“This bike once again provided a significant tec🌠hnical boost.

“Marc sa🦩id last year that he could have given Pecco and Jorge Martin a run for their money if he had a 2024 factory bike at his d🧸isposal. He understood it very early.

“Now in the factory team, all doors are op൲en for him.

“Gigi is a fan of Marc and that the technician and rider speak a common language. They are a brilliant duo who have reached a higher level thanks to this close🍷 collaboration.

“It’s a combinati🗹on like the one that existed at Ferrari between Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn or Jean Todt.”

Dall’Igna broke the recent Ducati philosღophy of promoting talent from within to sꦬnatch Marquez for the factory team.

That faith has been justified already - even if it meant𒁃 losing Martin and Marco Bezzecchi to Aprilia, and Bastianini to KTM🦩.