Luigi Dall’Igna made his feelings about Marc Marquez clear at the Thai GP, Francesco Bagnaia will not like it

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Ducati started the season in explosive style by winning the Grand Prix of Thailand and having both factory bikes on the podium.

Marc Marquez delivered an assured performance, sitting behind brother Alex until the closing stages in a bid to preserve his tyres, before easing past him with four laps to go and sailing into the distance.

Francesco Bagnaia struggled in third and couldn’t match his new teammate’s pace. It could be a major cause for concern if the pattern of testing and the first race continues.

Ducati can be safe in the knowledge that their bike translates well onto the track in a competitive setting, and the following race in Argentina plays well to both their strengths and Marquez’s too.

Marquez’s unearthly ability has been compared to Casey Stoner and may be unsettling for Bagnaia, as he can extract things from a bike that nobody else can.

He doesn’t remain still either. The Spaniard is always chasing gains. Peter Bom noticed Marquez’s changed seating position after changing teams, which may have brought an extra few milliseconds to his performance.

Luigi Dall’Igna kisses Marc Marquez’s number after Thai GP victory

After leading the early stages of the Grand Prix of Thailand, Marquez opted to drop behind brother Alex on lap seven.

When the Gresini rider’s tyres began to falter, he sat behind and pounced with a handful of laps to go, sailing off into the distance to win by nearly two seconds.

Julia Marquez is privately feeling overwhelmed by her son’s battle at the top, but they kept it clean and managed to bring home a family one-two at the season-opener.

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Ducati boss Luigi Dall’Igna was evidently excited by his team’s result after the race, and greeted his riders after they parked up.

As witnessed on the TNT Sports broadcast, Dall’Igna went over to Marquez’s bike and kissed the number 93.

It may not please Bagnaia too much who has been the team’s leader and rock over the last few seasons, leading them to two titles.

Francesco Bagnaia afraid he will never discover Marc Marquez’s ‘secret’ at Ducati

Baganaia, who has finished in the top two of the championship in each of the last four years, now faces an uphill battle to re-establish some authority.

He was fairly off the pace in pre-season testing and the worrying trend has continued into the start of the campaign.

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Bagnaia wants to discover Marquez’s ‘secret’ of left hand turns at Ducati, and he now has greater access to data and information than ever.

It’s important that he analyses where he went wrong in Thailand if he wants to perform in Argentina next time out, a track his teammate is usually excellent at.