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Marquez will be a factory ducati rider in 2025 whilst martin goes to aprilia!!!
I havent seen that one coming!
I havent seen that one coming!
Marquez to Ducati Factory Team, Martin to Aprilia!
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I've seen some comments that the Aprilia might actually be the best bike, but limited by the riders. I'm not saying that I believe that myself, but certainly it seems a good option. It will be very interesting to see what happens. If Martin can ride the bike like Vinales when Vinales is 'on it', but more often, that could put him right in the championship hunt.
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It appears that the Aprilia and the KTM are less consistent than the Ducati, each of them have a weakness or 2 that matter at some tracks but not others
You can see why Ducati didn’‘t want MM on an Aprilia, he would likely both have more dominant week-ends than Vinales and ride around problems better on tracks less suited to the bike. (EDIT as per post #2 in regard to Martin which I hadn’t read; Ducati very probably made an assessment that MM was likely to do this better than Martin).
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I can think of 3 weaknesses between them.
I think Aprilia is quite a bit behind Ducati, probably more than last year.
Maverick and Aleix aren't that bad.
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Quite possibly. But, we'll see whether next year Aprilia with Martin are where they were, or if we get a sudden leap forward with Martin on the bike. It takes time to work out exactly what is down to the bike and what to the rider.
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What do you think those 3 weaknesses are?
We'll have to see how well Martin adapts to the bike to judge the Aprilia
I can't deny I had mixed feeling about the Marquez vs Martin soap-opera.
Martin was, IMHO, clearly deserving a factory Ducati seat, although this year I found myself quite excited by MM's races.
I think that ducati bet on Martin's need to adapt to a new bike, that could make easier keeping the title in Borgo Panigale until new regulations kick in.
On the other side MM's marketing potential and killer racing instinct are complementary to Pecco's "low profile", defining a very solid (and mediatic) team for 2025.
I think that the title contenders for 2025 Will be Pecco, MM and Acosta, in other words skilled riders on a bike they've already got confidente with.
I anyhow Guess that Michelin choiches will play a big part in the actual balance in the championsip...
Martin was, IMHO, clearly deserving a factory Ducati seat, although this year I found myself quite excited by MM's races.
I think that ducati bet on Martin's need to adapt to a new bike, that could make easier keeping the title in Borgo Panigale until new regulations kick in.
On the other side MM's marketing potential and killer racing instinct are complementary to Pecco's "low profile", defining a very solid (and mediatic) team for 2025.
I think that the title contenders for 2025 Will be Pecco, MM and Acosta, in other words skilled riders on a bike they've already got confidente with.
I anyhow Guess that Michelin choiches will play a big part in the actual balance in the championsip...
I had considered Martin to be shafted by Ducati, but he probably wasn’t. It was reasonable for Bastianini to get the seat at the time he was contracted, and Martin made his factory ride/ Bastianini’s seat demand or I am gone before MM went to Gresini iirc, with MM himself only asking for a GP25 at Gresini, publicly anyway. So basically both he and MM knocked back a Pramac seat on a GP25 by all appearances. Bastisnini was the most unlucky of the three imo, injury problems last year and insufficient time to prove himself this year.
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I do find it unfortunate that Enea never really had any chance to prove himself. 2023 was a complete loss, and this year his seat was under attack before the season ever began through no fault of his own. His ride at Mugello was quite impressive, especially that last corner overtake on Jorge Martin. I wonder how he will get on with the KTM.
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In the end Ducati had to choose between Martin and M Marquez with whichever rider they didn't pick going to Aprilia, then Audi made the decision for them.
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I've followed Acosta since his first races in Moto3. I was flabbergasted by how quickly he was on the pace in MotoGP. I'm still a bit hesitant to accept him as a likely title contender for next year. However, he isn't far off this year, so far. I'm more interested in predicting when his first win will be. For the meantime.
However, I predict that Martin will be on it and getting the maximum out of the Aprilia quite quickly. Based on not very much, but that's my gut feeling. It's all going to be down to how good the bike is.
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Aprilia and Martin will be limited by Aprilia reliability. I have no doubt he is fast, the bike however may not deliver every session like Martin does.
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I agree that he probably won't take the world championship next year due in part to not being on a Ducati which MM will have, but it is realistically possible. I do think he will be the top KTM ahead of Binder, Bastainini and Vinales
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Yes, Martin will be limited by the Aprilia, but they aren't that far off. And, they might be, or might not be, closer next year. There was a time when Ducati was the place for people to go and end their careers if they couldn't get on with the bike.
Personally I think Acosta will be top KTM for a few years at least. And, the other KTM riders aren't a bunch of slowpokes. I can't see Acosta slowing down relative to other riders - I think he's going to go on getting quicker with experience.
Personally I think Acosta will be top KTM for a few years at least. And, the other KTM riders aren't a bunch of slowpokes. I can't see Acosta slowing down relative to other riders - I think he's going to go on getting quicker with experience.
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