Perhaps the most significant change to the Desmosedici this year was the rider, with Marc Marquez joining the Ducati Lenovo Team. Laverty was able to note some of the small personal adjustments Marquez himself likes to make to the bike.

Marc Marquez expects his younger brother Alex to be his main rival as he chases a seventh MotoGP world championship crown and is convinced it is just a matter of time before the Gresini Racing rider wins his first race in the premier class.

Alex Marquez led much of the way in Argentina, but ultimately had to give best to brother Marc who now has four wins from four races (two sprints and two grands prix) this year