Marc Marquez’s high-profile arrival at Ducati isn’t corresponding to earlier big-name signings, Andrea Dovizioso claims.
Ducati failed in eras passed by having introduced Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi in.
However now, lastly with MotoGP’s finest bike, they may deliver Marquez into their official storage.
Andrea Dovizioso, a veteran of Ducati’s struggles to win the MotoGP title, insists Marquez’s arrival isn’t the identical as Lorenzo’s.
“The state of affairs could seem comparable however it’s completely different,” Dovizioso informed GPOne.
“Lorenzo was taken as a result of there have been folks inside Ducati who didn’t imagine within the riders that they had wager on to win.
“As for Marc, alternatively, it’s a easy choice since they have already got a champion in-house and the bike is already a winner.”
Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone had been Ducati riders in 2016, earlier than the producer opted to herald three-time champion Lorenzo.
Iannone moved to Suzuki in 2017, making room for Lorenzo, however his two-year stint didn’t ship the outcomes that had been dreamed of.
Now, Ducati are on the high of their sport and selected Marquez above Jorge Martin for his or her 2025 manufacturing unit workforce.
“Pecco has to do what he did [last] 12 months, which is to give attention to himself, his personal traits and exploit his potential with out going to look an excessive amount of exterior,” Dovizioso suggested.
“Lorenzo’s presence within the field gave me the chance to evolve and it was a bonus. In actual fact, I grew.
“Having a reference like that’s helpful to enhance.
“There’s, nevertheless, an essential facet. All the time be targeted on your self as a result of, should you begin trying an excessive amount of on the different, you danger ending up exterior.”
