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Bagnaia: My 2024 MotoGP campaign is level with Marquez's 2019 without sprints

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia believes his performance in MotoGP last year was on level with Marc Marquez’s championship-winning 2019 campaign, if sprints are excluded from the equation.

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Martin's big challenge: Emulating Rossi's 2004 win on Aprilia debut

In 2024, Jorge Martin became the first rider in the MotoGP era to win the title with a satellite team, beating the same-spec factory Ducati of Francesco Bagnaia.

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Bagnaia: My 2024 MotoGP campaign is level with Marquez's 2019 without sprints

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia believes his performance in MotoGP last year was on level with Marc Marquez’s championship-winning 2019 campaign, if sprints are excluded from the equation.

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Di Giannantonio will try to “annoy” Marquez and Bagnaia on Ducati GP25

Fabio di Giannantonio says he will try to “annoy” Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia when he is on the same equipment as the factory Ducati riders in MotoGP next year.

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Tardozzi told Bagnaia to ‘stop being a gentleman’ in MotoGP 2024

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi instructed Francesco Bagnaia to ‘stop being a gentleman’ during the 2024 MotoGP season, a new documentary released by the Italian manufacturer has revealed.

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Bagnaia compares 2024 MotoGP title loss with Marquez’s 2015 defeat

Francesco Bagnaia says he can take inspiration from the way Marc Marquez bounced back from his 2015 title loss in MotoGP to become a six-time premier class champion.

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Marquez: 2025 MotoGP title fight won't be between just me and Bagnaia

Marc Marquez doesn’t think the 2025 MotoGP season will be a duopoly between him and Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, despite the popular belief.

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MotoGP champion Martin hopes to race for Ducati again in the future

Newly crowned MotoGP champion Jorge Martin has left the door open for a potential reunion with Ducati in the future.

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Dall’Igna: When you win all the time, you become unpopular with rivals

Jorge Martin’s 2024 title on a satellite Ducati and the record-breaking achievements of the Italian manufacturer in the last three years – with 55 wins in 78 races – underline the role of Gigi Dall’Igna, the architect of its historical supremacy.

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Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2024

The 2024 MotoGP season saw a thrilling title battle between eventual victor Jorge Martin and defending champion Francesco Bagnaia go down to the wire.

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Martin: Ducati “now regretting" not signing me for 2025 MotoGP seat

Jorge Martin believes Ducati must be regretting passing him over for a factory MotoGP seat after his triumph over Francesco Bagnaia in the 2024 title battle.

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How MotoGP crash statistics defy common beliefs about 2024

MotoGP’s official crash statistics for 2024 paint a very different picture to what many would have perceived about the recently-concluded season.

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Martin: "Bagnaia is one of the best in history, I don't know where that puts me"

In many cases, when a MotoGP rider is able win a championship for the first time, his life changes more on the outside, in what is seen, than in what he feels or what goes through his head.

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The changes Martin made to ignite his MotoGP title charge

In many cases, when a MotoGP rider is able win a championship for the first time, his life changes more on the outside, in what is seen, than in what he feels or what goes through his head.

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Marquez: I wouldn’t have won MotoGP title even with Ducati GP24

Marc Marquez believes he wouldn’t have been able to win the 2024 MotoGP title even if he was riding Ducati’s all-conquering GP24.

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Marquez: I wouldn’t have won 2024 MotoGP title even with Ducati GP24

Marc Marquez believes he wouldn’t have been able to win the 2024 MotoGP title even if he was riding Ducati’s all-conquering GP24.

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Bagnaia: MotoGP radio system is not ready yet and can be dangerous

Ducati MotoGP star Francesco Bagnaia was left sceptical about the team radio idea coined by series promoter Dorna after testing the system in Barcelona last week.

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Why Ducati's defeat in MotoGP 2024 is actually a historic triumph

Since last Sunday, when Jorge Martin crossed the line in third place in the final race of the season, many members of the MotoGP paddock, as well as fans, have been raising their hands in apology to Ducati.

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Bagnaia: New Ducati GP25 a “huge” step forward from 2024 MotoGP bike

Francesco Bagnaia says he can already notice a “huge” difference between Ducati’s new MotoGP prototype and the outgoing GP24 bike he took to 11 grand prix wins this year.

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Martin ‘feared’ he would never win a MotoGP title as he opens up on mental health

Pramac rider Jorge Martin has revealed he ‘feared’ he would never be able to win a championship in MotoGP at the start of the year as he struggled with his mental health.

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Martin "scared" he would never win a MotoGP title, reveals mental health struggles

Pramac rider Jorge Martin has revealed he ‘feared’ he would never be able to win a MotoGP championship at the start of the year, as he struggled with his mental health.

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Alex Marquez tops Barcelona MotoGP test as brother Marc makes factory Ducati debut

Gresini rider Alex Marquez set the pace in the post-season MotoGP test in Barcelona on Tuesday, as his elder brother Marc Marquez completed his first outing with the factory Ducati team.

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Alex Marquez tops Barcelona MotoGP test as Marc makes factory Ducati debut

Gresini rider Alex Marquez set the pace in the post-season MotoGP test in Barcelona on Tuesday, as his elder brother Marc Marquez completed his first outing with the factory Ducati team.

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The eight DNFs that denied Bagnaia the 2024 MotoGP title

Francesco Bagnaia joined an elusive club of just five riders to have won 11 or more grands prix in a single season in the premier class when he triumphed in last weekend's MotoGP finale in Barcelona.

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Details of Marc Marquez’s first test with factory Ducati emerge

Marc Marquez will make his debut as a factory Ducati team rider in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona wearing an all-red suit without personal sponsorship branding on a one-off basis.

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