The season-opening Thailand MotoGP may lead to a primary premier class win for an intriguing rider, it has been claimed.
Alex Marquez has been named alongside Franco Morbidelli as among the many favourites to win the primary grand prix of 2025.
Their efficiency in preseason testing – and their consolation on the year-old Ducati which additionally they rode final yr – means they caught the attention.
“You must say that going into the Thailand MotoGP, the 4 names we’re talking about gained’t come as a shock to anybody,” Dorna’s Jack Appleyard predicted.
“The large-hitters we’ll be speaking about shall be Alex Marquez on the GP24, Franco Morbidelli on the GP24, and Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia on the GP25s.”
Ducati domination at Buriram predicted
“Ducati dominated the Thai GP final yr. Within the dash they locked out the highest eight,” he added.
“The closest KTM was 13-and-a-half seconds adrift over a 13-lap race!
“The closest Yamaha was 14-and-a-half seconds away, Honda have been 18-and-a-half seconds away, Aprilia have been 19-and-a-half seconds away.
“They’d seven bikes within the prime 10 on the finish of follow. They locked out the entrance two rows of the grid.
“This circuit is made for Ducati! It performs to its strengths.
“The primary half-a-lap, the run to the ultimate nook, is tough braking, get it stopped, speed up.
“That’s the place they acquire all of their time. It was a whole Ducati domination.
“You wouldn’t be stunned to see A. Marquez, M. Marquez, Morbidelli and Bagnaia inside the highest 5.
“I feel it’d be an enormous shock in the event that they don’t lock out the highest 4.
“Sure, some producers have improved however, at this place, Ducati are in a special league.”
Marc Marquez and Bagnaia are anticipated to struggle for the 2025 MotoGP championship.
However as they regulate to the brand new factory-spec Ducati, Alex Marquez is an fascinating choose to contend for victory in Thailand.
He hasn’t but gained a premier class race.
Morbidelli, in the meantime, hasn’t gained a grand prix since 2020.
The primary spherical, the Thailand MotoGP, is that this weekend – February 28-March 2.
