Marquez is seeking his seventh championship in the premier class but must overcome the impact of his injury-ravaged history, and the limitations of a Repsol Honda bike which was below♈-par in 2022.

In the past three years Joan Mir, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia have won their maiden titles representing three different teams. Bastianini, promoted to Ducati’s factory team in the 2023 MotoGP rider l🦂ine-up, fancies himself aꦓs a contender this year.

He said about Marquez to La Gazzetta dello Sport: "For many, many years he has been the reference, but now the level has been raised, there are more f▨ast riders. 

"He will fight fꦰor the title, he𝔉 will leave for that, but for him it will not be as easy as before.”

Marquez overcame the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valentino Rossi, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Dovizioso and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Lorenzo to claim his six MotoGP championships but now finds himself among the elder stat꧙esmen of the grid.

Bastianini and Bagꦛnaia, two young and exciting Italians who will be in opposite sides of the same garage for Ducati this year, will come under the microscope.

Even with his promotion from Gresini guaranteed and with Bagnaia vying for the title, Bastianini showed a willingness to go wheel-to-wheel lasꦇt year. He is unlikely to shirk a title fight against Bagnaia.

"At the moment we laugh about ൲it,” he ജsaid about the interest in their personal relationship. 

“The rivalry will be there, but we are 🅘two very quiet people, I don't see any pr🍬oblems between us." 

Bastianini will have to adapt to the bigger and more pressurised environm🎃ent in Ducati’s factory team.

"There will be many more people to relate to a༒nd I will have to learn in the best way. But it doesn't sಌcare me,” he said.