Double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia says he’ll “work collectively till the primary race” with Marc Marquez to get the GP25 prepared in testing.
Since Marquez was introduced as a manufacturing unit Ducati group rider for the 2025 season as Bagnaia’s team-mate, the pair have maintained a cordial relationship.
Nevertheless, there have been flashpoints on-track earlier than that time, most notably their coming collectively on the Portuguese Grand Prix.
The narrative over the winter has centered on impending tensions between the pair as anticipated title challengers.
Nevertheless, Bagnaia says the pair should proceed to work collectively over the winter testing interval to get the GP25 in the very best form attainable forward of the opening spherical of the marketing campaign in Thailand on the finish of the month.
“I feel proper now we might be pleased with the identical bundle,” he stated.
“I feel what we requested for in Barcelona was the identical and we have been having the identical emotions. So, I feel we don’t want many various issues.
“My angle can be like all the time and his angle can be like all the time.
“We’ll work collectively till the primary race.
“We’re two good guys and know the way essential this second is.
“It’s like a traditional relationship between team-mates, and this must be like this as a result of the respect between us is the very first thing.”
Bagnaia praises Ducati earlier than Sepang
Bagnaia says Ducati has finished “an excellent job” in delivering the updates to the GP25 each riders requested following the Barcelona check final November.
“I feel for the issues we requested, me and Marc, I feel they did an excellent job,” he added.
“The compromise wasn’t simple as a result of the hybrid bike we examined in Barcelona was very sturdy on the straight however we have been lacking one thing in different areas.
“So, I do know completely how onerous they labored to make us blissful and I feel they did.
“Let’s see tomorrow. We could have plenty of issues to strive, plenty of issues to do.
“However I’m actually hoping to not see any rain as a result of it will likely be three days of full testing.”
