Marco Melandri recently spoke about Marc Márquez’s move to the factory Ducati team in 2025 and the influence that Liberty Media – MotoGP’s majority-owned company – could have on the competition with these transfers in the rider market.
The former rider spoke about these issues in an interview with Relevo.com, where he began by talking about Marc Márquez.
– I didn’t expect to see Marc Márquez on the factory Ducati. If I have to think like Ducati, I tell myself: Bagnaia has won two world championships and has three years left on his contract… Why put someone next to him who can change the balance both on the track and in the pits? Because yes, Marquez is very imposing.
He went on to talk about the influence that Liberty Media may have had on the choice of the Italian manufacturer: ‘My feeling is that the new owner, Liberty Media, put pressure on Marquez. They want to make MotoGP a spectacle and that’s why they need battles. They want to see a box with a big battle, not only on the track but also behind closed doors’.
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