Official, Marc Marquez arrives in Ducati and Martin surprisingly flies to Aprilia starting from next season.
Aprilia surprisingly announces the entry into the team of Jorge Martin who will have the task of replacing his friend, now close to retiring, Aleix Espargarò. A great move by the Noale team who hires one of the most competitive drivers around. Ducati loses the Spaniard after 4 years given the requests, not accepted by the team, to join the official team.
The comment of Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia: “An unstoppable path of growth, Jorge is a step towards achieving the goal we are all eagerly seeking in Aprilia Racing. Thanks to Dr. Michele Colaninno [membro del consiglio d’amministrazione del Gruppo Piaggio, n.d.r.] for this opportunity, we spoke last night and without wasting time we decided”.
After the latest rumors, Marc Marquez’s arrival at Ducati becomes almost a formality, he will race with Pecco Bagnaia starting from 2025. Martin’s separation is decisive. The idea of the Borgo Panigale company would have been to focus on Martin, convincing Marquez to move to the Pramac team with the official bike for a two-year deal (even if the official status is still missing). The eight-time world champion, however, made it clear at Mugello that Pramac would not be an option for him, putting pressure on the Ducati leaders. Who, fearing losing him, made the decision to hire Marc.
The MotoGP market is therefore moving after these two great news, we are now waiting to see what happens in the other teams to see the grid for next season.
Article by Giulio Zulini, photo taken from MotoGP.com – Sportpress24.com
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