Alex Marquez has been reminded that teaming up in the same garage with his brother again is highly unlikely.<\/p>\n
The Marquez brothers were teammates last season at Gresini Ducati, and briefly before at Honda.<\/p>\n
But their alliance was broken when\u00a0Marc Marquez<\/a> stepped up to the factory Ducati team, alongside Pecco Bagnaia this season.<\/p>\n Equipped with the latest Ducati machinery, the GP25, Marc has dismantled his opposition and is on course for a ninth world championship.<\/p>\n But it is\u00a0Alex Marquez<\/a>, on an older\u00a0Ducati<\/a>, who has most closely opposed him, rather than Bagnaia who has equal machinery.<\/p>\n Alex Marquez to factory Ducati is not ‘reality’<\/p>\n Yet Alex has been told any hope of wearing red is misplaced.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, every part of him would love the factory seat alongside his brother,\u201d TNT Sports\u2019 Michael Laverty said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be extra special for everyone. I just don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a reality to displace an Italian champion in what is an Italian factory team.<\/p>\n \u201cAlex has to do everything he can, and hope that Ducati reward him with a step up.\u201d<\/p>\n Neil Hodgson said: \u201cI would be really surprised if Alex signed for the factory Ducati team.<\/p>\n \u201cThe factory Ducati team have their A-man, Marc. And would be more inclined to sign someone else in their early-20s rather than Alex, who is 29.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t imagine them signing Alex as a 31-year-old, can you?\u201d<\/p>\n In pre-season it first emerged that Ducati\u2019s 2024 bike might be better than the most recent evolution.<\/p>\n Bagnaia has never got to grips with the GP25, although the esteemed Marc Marquez has tamed it.<\/p>\n VR46\u2019s Fabio di Giannantonio, the third rider with a GP25, has been inconsistent despite theoretically having the best bike.<\/p>\n Yet the GP24 riders, particularly Gresini\u2019s Alex, have been consistent.<\/p>\n His teammate Fermin Aldeguer has also claimed his maiden MotoGP podium and will fancy himself as a future factory rider.<\/p>\n Aged just 20 and impressing in his rookie campaign, Aldeguer is contracted by Ducati and highly fancied by the manufacturer.<\/p>\n But, for now and next year, there is no reason to believe their faith in Bagnaia will expire.<\/p>\n