Francesco Bagnaia has made it clear he wants to stay with Ducati. He could be given a chance to recover before the team makes a decision on his future as early as 2026.
But if Bagnaya’s increasingly distorted form continues from 2025, that means there is a very real danger. Ducati He will sign a replacement.
MotoGP researcher Neil Hodgson said in September Bagnaia has a 90% chance of losing his Ducati seat..
Francesco Bagnaia failed to score in 18 of his 44 races in 2025.
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And a recent report from the Italian press says just that. Bagnaia outlet is practically ‘sealed’.. If true, the next question is where the 2022 and 2023 champions will end up next.
Francesco Bagnaia may move to VR46 if Ducati doesn’t want him.
Bagnaia is a graduate of VR46 Academy, which means there could be a seat for him in Valentino Rossi’s team if he wants it.
VR46 alumni Franco Morbidelli, Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini have raced for the team in recent years.
Morbidelli’s future is in doubt. After a somewhat grueling 2025 season. The other seat is currently held by Fabio Di Giannantonio, who is under contract with Ducati but has not fully convinced either.
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Speaking on the Paddock Pass podcast this week, journalist Adam Wheeler said Rossi could give Bagnaian a ‘greater safety cushion’. There are rumors that VR46 can be connected to Aprilia. In 2027, so if he makes the move, he won’t ride on a Ducati.
“The simple answer about Peco is that it has a very good airbag if the Ducati factory team doesn’t want to service it, which is possible in the VR46,” Wheeler said.
“This could be a less pressured (group). He’ll be more involved in an environment he knows well.”
That’s Franco Morbidelli’s situation as we find it in 2025.
The two MotoGP factories are interested in Peco Bagnaia
Bagnaia’s stock is currently at an all-time low, but he remains one of the five riders with the most titles in the MotoGP era. He ranks comfortably in the top 10 of all-time for premier-class wins and pole positions.
This should not be surprising Yamaha and Honda are interested in Bagnaia.. Honda is chasing the big game again two years after losing to Marc Marquez.
Meanwhile, Yamaha know Fabio Quattararo could be leaving after expressing growing impatience. There is a possibility that Bagnaia partners Toprak Razgatlioglu By Paolo Pavesio Group.
if so Bagnaya He is leaving the sacred place of the Ducati factory team, where he has competed since 2021, then prefers to get to know the VR46 environment.
Going to Yamaha would be a radical move, but maybe that’s what he needs.
