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Ducati is one of the teams interested in using the services of Marc Marquez. Although Marquez is currently still recovering from an injury and has been out for a long time in MotoGP, Ducati still has dreams of recruiting him in the future. What strategy did Ducati use to seduce Marquez?
The first is to recruit Marc Marquez’s younger brother, Alex Marquez, to be part of the Ducati team. Yes, starting the 2023 season, Alex Marquez will race with the Ducati satellite team, Gresini Racing. Previously Alex was a racer for the LCR Honda team with Takaaki Nakagami.
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Alex Marquez (right) moves to Gresini Racing Photo: Gresini Racing— |
The director of the Ducati team, Davide Tardozzi, did not deny that this strategy to recruit Alex Marquez was one of the efforts to attract Marc Marquez to the Ducati MotoGP bike.
“He is Honda and we are Ducati, but there is a very good relationship with Marc. There is a good and pleasant relationship with him. When Alex tried the Ducati bike, I was sure he would achieve good results. When that happens, my job is to approach Marc. and test it,” Tardozzi said at the Word Ducati Week 2022 event MotosanWednesday (27/7/2022).
But the reason Tardozzi signed Alex Marquez to be the rider was not just because he made an approach with Marc Marquez. Tardozzi himself is confident in Alex’s abilities, although in three seasons with Repsol Honda and LCR Honda in MotoGP he has not shown a good performance.
“I think after three years in MotoGP, Alex has never given his best. For us, it is good publicity for his brother,” joked Tardozzi.
“(When he races with Gresini) in my opinion, Alex will tell his brother (Marc) about the differences between Ducati and Honda. I’m sure Alex will do much better (with Ducati), and he will say good things about the bike. us,” Tardozzi said.
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