Ducati general manager Gigi Dall\u2019Igna says the brand\u2019s inability to begin testing for 2026 in the final MotoGP rounds of this year has been \u201cthe main problem\u201d with Marc Marquez\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old wrapped up his seventh premier class title at the Japanese Grand Prix, marking his first as a factory Ducati rider.<\/p>\n
With five rounds still remaining at that point, Marc Marquez<\/a> and Ducati<\/a> were already turning their attentions to 2026 by using the final races for testing.<\/p>\n However, Marquez suffered a serious right shoulder injury in a collision with Aprilia\u2019s Marco Bezzecchi on the opening lap of the Indonesian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n A subsequent surgery on the shoulder has left Marquez sidelined for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cFor sure, he was really unlucky, because it was not really his fault,\u201d Dall\u2019Igna told the official MotoGP website.<\/p>\n \u201cBut for sure sometimes this can happen.<\/p>\n \u201cHe knows that he needs to accept this, and he will follow the reasonable path that he has to do.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore the crash, the plan was to try to develop something during the final races of 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not possible at the moment. This is the main problem of this accident.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Ducati has largely been unable to rely on Pecco Bagnaia to carry out this duty, as the double world champion\u2019s form has been too inconsistent since the summer break.<\/p>\n For the final two rounds of the season, beginning this weekend in Portugal, Ducati will replace Marquez with World Superbike star Nicolo Bulega.<\/p>\n Marquez will also be unable to take part in the post-race test in Valencia on the Tuesday after the season finale.<\/p>\n