Davide Tardozzi had nothing but praise for Marc Marquez while expressing sadness over Francesco Bagnaia’s struggles as he reflected on Ducati Lenovo Team’s 2025 MotoGP campaign.
The signing of Marquez from Gresini Racing proved a masterstroke, with the Spaniard clinching his seventh MotoGP world title despite missing the final four races through injury.
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“We are very proud, because what Marc did is fantastic,” the Ducati team manager told MotoGP.com.
“Winning the championship and having the triple crown is something that makes us really proud about our engineers, our mechanics and mainly our riders.
“I always said during the season that the first thing that impressed me about Marc is [that he is] much more than the rider and the professional person.
“I think that the humanity, the way how he leads his group, how he works with his engineers and his mechanics is something that honestly I never saw before and I think that this is one of his best skills.
“We have nothing to say about the professional rider because it was perfect in every moment, even when he made mistakes, he was recovering and speaking in the proper way.
“So no doubt that he makes us very happy about choosing him last year.”
While Marquez soared, his Ducati teammate endured a difficult campaign as Bagnaia suffered six retirements in the final seven races, dropping to fifth in the riders’ standings.
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Tardozzi admitted the two-time world champion’s slump was “painful”.
“Pecco is one of the most, [if not] the most, important riders so far for Ducati because he won two titles for us and 31 races, so he deserves our maximum help,” he added.
“Sometimes we were not able to give him, but in other way, we know that [Luigi Dall’Igna] and Ducati Corse try hard to solve the problem.
“But for some way he didn’t find the right feeling with this bike this year, but we are looking forward and working together with him to try to have a completely different 2026.”
