Marc Marquez is now one of the undisputed legends of MotoGP after claiming his seventh premier class title in 2025.

What makes this year so special, you might ask? He has moved to a new team, a new environment, and still found a way to dominate.

That’s a mark of greatness, and something he has displayed throughout his career so far. Ducati will want to keep him for as long as they can.

However, Honda might want to try and find a way to bring him home ahead of a new set of regulations in 2027.

Marquez reminds Luigi Dall’Igna of a ‘rookie’ with his determination and sheer will to win. First, he must recover fully from an injury before he can compete in 2026, though.

Marquez matched his Honda dominance at Ducati and answered the biggest question they had before signing him for 2025, which was whether he still had it in him.

Marc Marquez didn’t face any ‘pressure’ compared to Dani Pedrosa in 2013

Although the Marquez of today is the most refined version of him we’ve ever seen, back in 2013, he was a very fresh-faced 19-year-old.

And yet he still found a way to oust the likes of Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, and Dani Pedrosa on his way to winning a rookie title.

Speaking to DAZN in 2019 about how he managed to do it, he credited his rapid rise with a lack of ‘pressure’ on his shoulders. That wouldn’t have been the case for teammate Pedrosa.

“The fact that I was a rookie helped me a lot to win the title because I didn’t have any pressure,” he said. “Anything went. Today I do the circuit, and it was like, no joke, but it was like, ‘Come on, let’s see if we can beat these guys.’

“We tried. If I won, it was incredible, something no one expected. Second place was also very good, it was also incredible, and then I finished third too. Anything went, and there was no pressure.

“I allowed myself to take risks in moments when it wasn’t necessary, but I tried without knowing. Those years when everything came naturally.”

Marquez’s preparation ahead of his second season with Ducati has been, and will be far from ideal over the next few months.

He has already missed the crucial post-season test at Valencia – an opportunity to test new parts and give feedback on them.

It forms a big part of the direction the GP26 will take, and means that a bigger emphasis will be placed on struggling teammate Francesco Bagnaia and his brother, Alex Marquez.

He’ll be hoping for a return at the pre-season test in Sepang, but if he needs more time to heal, it’s better to be a bit behind his rivals than to do permanent damage.

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