As the Thai Grand Prix comes to an end, it is Marc Marquez who has the advantage of the Ducati battle with Francesco Bagnaia.

The Spaniard supported his dominance already in the pre-session in the Bologna-based team. Marquez cut the field in Buriram tests, while Bagnaia faced some problems with “GP24.9”.

At the Grand Prix of Thailand, two -time MotoGP champion lost the Q2, while his teammate set the pace. Bagnaia was blocked by Franco Morbidelli in his final round, letting him pass through Q1.

Bagnaia smokes to the race officials for an unnecessary yellow flag earlier at the Summit. The 28-year-old time was erased, who would have seen him finish the P9-to put him on the Q2-Instee of the P13.

Bagnaia fought back in the sprint to end the third behind the Marquez brothers, with Marc winning. The first three will remain the same at the Grand Prix, as the Italian had little response to his teammate and Alex Marquez’s Gresini.

Sylvain Guintoli sees Qatar as Francesco Bagnaia’s “first chance” to beat Marc Marquez

With Marquez receiving maximum points in Thailand, Bagnaia is facing a difficult start for the 2025 era. As Sylvain Guintoli put it Tnt sports 2 After the race, the next two events in Argentina and Austin are strong pieces for the six -time MotoGP champion.

Guintoli sees Qatar as the “first opportunity” for Bagnaia to “really” beat Marquez. This could be Damag in the title of Italian Chans if he can’t find a Soner.

“Well, the real Marc was not playing. He did what he had to do and for Pecco is the foot of a disagreement winter testing time and they came here, the child of the real knowledge of Marc was faster than him, around here anyway,” he said.

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“At the beginning of the season, you want to claim your sovereignty to your teammate and Marc did that. Pecco knows it. He has a lot of work to do.

“It’s not the part of Pecco, though there will be other pieces where Pecco will be more powerful. But you have to think about the start of the season, Argentina, America, Austin, Marc is really, really strong there.

“So likely the first opportunity for Pecco will truly defeat Qatar. So it will be a difficult beginning for the season, when Pecco has to be patient, to try to get faster, to try and learn from his fastest teammate at the moment.

Francesco Bagnaia should not relax the mistakes in 2025

Ducati’s boss Davide Tardozzi called the Italians that he was very much a “master”. Bagnaia refutes Tardozzi’s comments, arguing that he would not change his approach.

But after seeing Marquez find the field in Thailand, Bagnaia will have to find the extra tools to get the upper hand in Ducati.

The Italian won 11 of the 20 races last season – eight more than any other rider. But expensive errors with start -ups and three retirements saw him lose the title to Jorge Martin with 10 points.

Bagnaia thought his mistakes in honeymoon – this is something he can’t afford to repeat with Marquez on the other side of the garage.

Bagnaia is afraid she will not find Marquez’s “secret” at Ducati in left turns. His teammate has a clear advantage at this stage and may take time for bagnaia to get one in Marquez.