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Obviously a joke, or from someone unaware of AM and JM competing for the moto 3 year title way back when.
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AM or MM?
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Alex. He and Miller fought tooth and nail for the 2014 Moto 3 title with Alex winning by not much. AM took Jack out in one race in a corner Jack thought was his..
Iirc it was still the 125 class when MM won his first title.
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My thinking too, it has Suzuki 2017 vibes all over again.
Maybe he will end up on a Pramac Yamaha? I can't see him taking a Honda ride, the bike it woefully unsuited to him imo.
I hope not. Miller is a likeable guy but he has had his time. Let some fresh blood have a chance.
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So, that likely confirms Morbidelli back to VR46 Ducati in 2025.
The crap Marquez has gotten online for getting the factory Ducati seat is hilarious, given how 2 VR46 affiliated riders have fallen upwards into (competitive) factory bikes after underperforming the previous season. Morbidelli getting a factory Ducati for this season after his woeful Yamaha performances, and Bezzechi now getting the Aprilia after his frankly, unimpressive performances this yr so far.
The crap Marquez has gotten online for getting the factory Ducati seat is hilarious, given how 2 VR46 affiliated riders have fallen upwards into (competitive) factory bikes after underperforming the previous season. Morbidelli getting a factory Ducati for this season after his woeful Yamaha performances, and Bezzechi now getting the Aprilia after his frankly, unimpressive performances this yr so far.
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I do think Bez will be back to top form and his current plight is mostly due to his inability to trail brake into the corners, due to the different engine braking characteristics of the GP24 vs 23.
Morbidelli however should be in last chance saloon. He was never quite the same rider after the injury and frankly, he’s occupying a seat (and will likely inherit Bez’s seat) that should go to a more deserving rider.
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I don't doubt it regarding Bezzechi. The Beast had the same issues last yr. However, he is now no longer considered an elite rider in the eyes of myself, or Ducati it seems.
I always thought he was more Sideshow Bob
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I agree Jack has had a fair run. It is 10 years since the narrow loss of the moto 3 title. He just can’t ride the current Michelins imo, and I don’t see how that will change. If he is a great bike developer perhaps there is a place for him to do that, but he shouldn’t keep an up and coming rider from a good ride.
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He’ll be a fine pair of hands if Pramac goes to Yamaha.
If not, I agree on the broader premise. I think he has another couple of years left in him at the top tier, but I wouldn’t place him in a sought after seat (Not that there are many of them left anyway).
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Stop that. It will not happen. Not in a million years. He just left Yamaha because their SBK bike wasn't competitive, now he's supposed to ride an even less competitive MotoGP bike? I'm also quite doubtful a customer MotoGP team pays more than a factory WSBK team.
The partnership between Toprak and BMW won't end after just one year, maybe it would if he was 10th in the championship but he's leading the damn thing.
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And what results do you realistically see him getting? Key word = realistically.
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I think Diggia’s seat at VR46 is relatively safe; unless they are hell bent on getting Morbidelli in (likely) and Pramac leaves for Yamaha; which forces Ducati to place Fermin Aldeguer at the second seat at VR46 (Or M. Marquez’s seat at Gresini).
I do think the remaining moves in the silly season will happen quickly, now that the best seats are taken.
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Genuine question. I know he is experienced but what makes you have that opinion? I know he did some development work at Pramac for Ducati but his modus operandi has been the same everywhere he's ridden. Goes off like a bat out of hell, then burns his tyres up. I don't personally see him as a great project development rider.
But he's already at VR46
If Pramac leaves Ducati, VR46 get 2 factory bikes, Aldeguer is, according to the press release, going to be on a yr old bike. So the only place I see him is Gresini.
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From David Emmett:
“Ducati are said to want Pramac to pay full price for the bikes they will receive next year, in contrast to previous seasons. Yamaha, on the other hand, will pay rider salaries and offer a large chunk of financial support to the team if Pramac join them as a satellite squad.”
I think the likelihood of Pramac staying with Ducati are remote at this point.
“Ducati are said to want Pramac to pay full price for the bikes they will receive next year, in contrast to previous seasons. Yamaha, on the other hand, will pay rider salaries and offer a large chunk of financial support to the team if Pramac join them as a satellite squad.”
I think the likelihood of Pramac staying with Ducati are remote at this point.
