Similar to Hamilton, who will be driving for Ferrari next season after being with Mercedes for 12 seasons, six-time MotoGP world champion Marquez has also joined an Italian team, Ducati.
Marquez, who is 31 years old, ended his contract with Honda in 2023, even though it was supposed to last another year. This happened because Honda’s performance was not good.
Marquez’s career faced many challenges due to injuries. In 2018, he hurt his shoulder and needed surgery. Then, in 2020, he injured his arm in a crash at Jerez. This made people worried he might have to stop racing. In 2021, he had double vision after another crash. The same thing happened in 2022 after a big crash at the Indonesian Grand Prix.
But this year, he joined Gresini Racing, a team that uses Ducati bikes. He did well and stayed healthy, so now he’s moving to a factory team for 2025.
He’ll race against Francesco Bagnaia, a two-time champion, at Ducati to try to win more world titles.
Hamilton is a big MotoGP fan. He’s excited to see Marquez racing for such a famous team.
Hamilton said, “That’s awesome, he’s incredible. I love MotoGP, and really excited for the future of the sport as well.”
He thinks Marquez riding for Ducati will be exciting. Ducati has always had cool bikes.
Hamilton also said, “It’s great to have something new, a new environment, new desk, new people to work with, and new challenges.”
He’s excited to see Marquez on the Ducati bike.
