Not everybody in the paddock thinks Marc Marquez is a shoo-in for the 2025 factory Ducati team.

Enea Bastianini is the man in possession of the most coveted bike in MotoGP but his own form this season could result in an extended stay next to Francesco Bagnaia, the reigning champion and his team’s star rider.

Gresini’s Marquez and Pramac’s Jorge Martin are also jostling for the bike next to Bagnaia.

“Marc to the factory Ducati team? I just can’t see it fitting,” Neil Hodgson told TNT Sports.

“But, then, why would they not want Marc on their motorcycle?”

Suzi Perry replied: “They have opened the door. They have put Marc on a Ducati.

“There are people who have changed positions at Ducati, arguably, because of that.

“Because there were disagreements at the top of Ducati whether this was against their DNA of what Ducati do, bringing riders in.