A report last week suggested that Davide Tardozzi could be headed for the Borgo Pangale exit, and the Ducati team principal has now addressed the rumours.
With almost every MotoGP rider out of contract at the end of the 2026 season, the landscape of the single market was seen as the biggest talking point for the upcoming season.
However, a report from Italy says the same. Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi could leave the team next year. After making unsettling statements Luigi Daligna About the struggles Francesco Bagnaia.
Had a hard time at #63 Ducati A factory spec bike in 2025, plagued by a host of problems Mark Marquez He dominated the rest of the field with an even machine.
Dall’Igna made it clear that Bagnaia received all the help he could wish for Tardozzi The relationships are contradictory. He felt like Ducati didn’t offer him the right amount of help.
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Davide Tardozzi talks about the rumors linking him with the exit of Ducati in 2027
In celebration of Ducati’s successful 2025 campaign at Borgo Panigale, Tardozzi took time to address the recent exit rumors in an interview with him. GPON.
The manager of the Italian team was asked how true the speculation was and responded strongly, “There are absurd and baseless rumours, in fact we are wondering why, because there is no reason.”
Tardozzi was then asked if the rumors bothered him at all, saying: “Not at all because I know what my relationship with Gigi Daleigna, Mauro Gracili and Claudio Domenicali is.”
“We smiled wondering why they left, but I repeat, it has no basis. Also, it’s unclear who anyone who wrote the insider was referring to, because there is no insider.”
“There’s no reason for this story, but it’s good to get people talking. If people think I can make headlines, welcome, but my relationship with Ducati is absolutely strong.”
In the year In 2014, Tardozzi has been in charge of Ducati MotoGP. Since then, the Italian manufacturer has become dominant in the premier class.
Ducati’s transformation came at the beginning of the new decade. Every constructor’s championship has returned to Borgo Pangale, including the four-team and three-rider championships.
Who is Ducati’s best choice to replace Francesco Bagnaia?
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Three names have been floated as potential replacements for David Tardozzi at Ducati.
In the days since the report outlining Tardozi’s ability to climb, Michel Pirro was asked about replacing the Italian at Ducati. As the leader of the team.
The veteran rider had ample experience in the inner workings of Borgo Pangale and was open to the idea of ​​taking on a management role at the factory in the future.
Meanwhile, two other names have been listed: Pramac boss Gino Borsoi and ex-KTM man Francesco Guidotti.
Borsoi Pramac has extensive knowledge of Ducati’s operations thanks to the Italian team’s satellite relationship with Borgo Pangale in the years before it switched to Japanese machinery with Yamaha.
Guidotti knows paddock politics well. He spent three years as KTM team manager between 2022 and 2024, and with MotoGP’s new 2027 regulations coming up, he could offer a new perspective on Ducati’s future.
