An unequal comparison
In 2025 Francesco Bagnaia was called to direct confrontation with Marc Marquez with the same bike and technical condition given that both riders were inside the official Ducati garage.
The comparison was unequal Ducati GP25 it turned out to be a nervous and grumpy bike when braking and entering corners, Marc Marquez managed to adapt better than Bagnaia to the prototype created by the Borgo Panigale company and dominated the season, returning to the MotoGP throne after five very difficult years from a psychological point of view given that he had to go through a series of very serious injuries.
Bagnaia, in addition to having to compete with the best riders on the starting grid – certainly one of the best of all time – also inexorably felt the echo of the rivalry between Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossiwith the fans of the driver from Tavullia placing their hopes in Bagnaia to stem the overflowing talent of the driver from Cervera.
“I certainly carried what happened in 2015 with me, but it’s not fair because in the end I’m another rider and I do my thing – said Bagnaia, guest of the podcast BSMT (Basement) conducted by Gianluca Gazzoli – it could be that Marc Marquez felt this because in any case I am a VR46 academy rider. He’s the one who argued and argued with Vale anyway, so yes. Will this ever be resolved? I don’t think there’s a need for it in the end. That’s how it is, that’s how it was.”
