Marc Marquez says Ducati has to be “very, very sure” with its 2025 MotoGP engine selection as “the good problem” it has is that the GP24 is “a very good base”. The factory Ducati squad has intensely been comparing the GP25 with last year’s GP24 over the three days at the Sepang test, with the decision crucial ahead of a two-year engine freeze.

Marquez had a reputation of being too crash-prone at Honda, but it took him almost 150 laps to record his first tumble on Ducati’s factory bike

Alex Marquez led the way on the third and final day of the Sepang MotoGP test, as Ducati riders occupied four of the top five spots in the classification. Riding last year’s GP24, Gresini’s Marquez set a best time of 1m56.

Marquez described his crash, which happened in braking for the slow-speed turn nine, as “typical”. “I had a typical crash on that turn nine that is the slowest corner on the circuit,” Marquez told MotoGP.com’s After the Flag show.

Marc Marquez completed a sprint simulation on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang, sending out a clear message to his rivals with his incredible pace. Riding the factory Ducati during the afternoon on Friday,

Ducati is currently dominating MotoGP, but the six-time series champion thinks the trend is not going to continue forever

Marc Marquez says the latest Ducati evolution brought to the Sepang MotoGP test “is a bit better” than the GP25 he tried in November, but there are “some problems” to fix. Having raced with the GP23 at Gresini last year, Marquez got his first taste of factory Ducati machinery in the November post-season test when rode the GP24 and a GP25 prototype.