From an Italian motorbike to an Italian motorbike: Marco Bezzecchi changes garage, but not the reference flag. Which will always be the tricolor one: Aprilia Racing has formalized the arrival in the official team of the Rimini driver, 26 years old, on November 12th, which is another of the “sacrificed” on the altar of Ducati’s choices, determined, however, to make up for a first part of the season that was decidedly stingy with satisfaction and with the constant of always having my suitcase at hand.
Rivola beams: “Bez and Martin were our first choices”
Bezzecchi will make up a young and prospective couple with Jorge Martin, whose move to Aprilia certainly made more noise, however after the long struggle linked to the prospect of earning a place in the Team Factory Ducati (which as is well known he chose to pair Marc Marquez with reigning two-time champion Pecco Bagnaia).
To announce the arrival of the Bez in the house of Noal was the CEO of Aprilia Racing, Massimo Rivola. “We are aware that we have welcomed one of the best Italian talentswhich has demonstrated its value since its debut in the minor categories and, especially last year in MotoGP, with excellent performances and victories even on the run.
We can’t wait to embrace the Bez in Noale too: the combination of Italian motorbike and Italian rider is very fascinating, but even more so is the couple that you will form with Jorge. We are happy with our lineup for 2025, because Martin and Bezzecchi represented our first choice for age, talent and determination and determination and with them we can write a new and important page of Aprilia Racing”.
Bez will find an Aprilia on the launch pad
Born in 1998, three victories in the top class with 9 overall podiums and 4 pole positions, Bezzecchi arrives in Aprilia at a difficult moment in his career: he is currently even behind his teammate in the world rankings Fabio Di Giannantonioaccomplice a feeling with the Ducati of the VR46 team which showed obvious shortcomings in terms of competitiveness compared to the rest of the group (only 20 points scored between sprint races and races in the first 14 seasonal events).
His application to get on Official Ducati in place of Bastianini it had already disappeared in recent months, and therefore the idea that there could be a change of shirt was quite plausible. Aprilia, after the Martin coupwanted to send a another strong signal to the competition: the growth of the official team is there for all to see, as demonstrated by the three victories achieved by Maverick Viñales (two in the sprint and one in the ad Austin) and further success in the sprint with Espargaro at Montmelò. Both current riders will change bikes in 2025 (Vinales in KTM, Espargaro tester in Honda), therefore the new course can begin but resting on solid foundations and with many good wishes.
The duel with Martin and the challenge to the “old men” of the Ducati house
It goes without saying that even the duel between Martin and Bezzecchi looks very interesting: Marco came third in the 2018 Moto 3 world championship, the one that saw the definitive revelation of the Spaniard, with his first world title. And last year it was always Martin who preceded Bez in the standings by a handful of points, third overall in the second world championship won by Bagnaia.
In short, the challenge promises to be on its way “hot”, with the certainty that Marco he will want to find himself in the house of Noal that thread that seems to have been interrupted in the current season. As Bastianini (finished in KTM), he also remained a bit stuck in the meat grinder of Ducati renewals: choose l‘Aprilia it is a courageous decision, but at the same time also capable of paying dividends in the long run. And who knows, in some time (not too far away) Ducati he will not regret the choices he has made: he will also and above all be one clash between young and “old”where those who chase will have to demonstrate that they are hungry to put their wheels ahead of everyone.
