MotoGP is experiencing a real earthquake, destined to change the balance of power: an unexpected farewell has arrived, after 20 years together
Choices write the personal history and that of an entire sport, even in MotoGp. Just when the World Championship is getting into full swing and all the main drivers have the goal of reaching the top step of the podium, the reorganisation of alliances between teams has changed forever, and once again there is the Marc Marquez.
The epicenter of this story is always there Ducatithe Italian team that had to find a leading name to support Francesco Bagnaia. With great surprise, and even some controversy, the choice fell on Marquez and not up Jorge Martin, who decided after a short time to move to Aprilia starting from 2025, complete with digs at the team in red.
All’s well that ends well? Not really, because not only did Martin not take it well, but not even Pramac. We are talking about the Ducati satellite team, which is currently underway playing the World Cup thanks to the Spanish driver, but who expected a very different outcome from the parent team, so much so as to lead to the immediate breakage.
MotoGP, Pramac says goodbye to Ducati after 20 years: Marquez’s fault
After Marquez’s choice for a place in the official Ducati team, the reaction of Pramac’s number one, Paolo Campinotiwas emblematic and explained the subsequent position taken and the final separation: “When Marquez was chosen instead of Martin, I made different considerations”immediately started on ‘Sky’.
“That is to say there was no longer any need for a ‘Junior team’ and so honestly I no longer felt an integral or fundamental part of this project”Campinoti explained. And immediately after he concluded, underlining that, from Pramac’s point of view, snub a pilot like Martinwho has won several races and is at the top of the World Championship, “It’s certainly a choice we don’t agree with”.
After 20 years together, Marquez’s choice broke the bank and Pramac has decided to start the collaboration with Yamaha, already officially announced. Now a new scenario is opening up for Ducati that could see the VR46 by Valentino Rossi manage the Ducati GP25s, no longer entrusted to Pramac.
