Franco Morbidelli could challenge for the 2026 MotoGP season as he mounts the Ducati 2025 bike that caused a lot of controversy last year.
of VR46 The rider has been aboard the GP24 for the past two seasons. The bike is arguably one of the best MotoGP machines ever made, winning 16 out of 20 races in 2024. Morbidly He didn’t win with it.
In the year The Italian has struggled for consistency with just two podiums in 2025, but has done enough to secure his place on the grid in 2026. This comes with its problems, however, as Morbidelli transitions to GP25.
Last year the Desmosedici was a controversial topic in 2025, as in 2015 Ducati The Cavaliers, apart from Marc Marquez, could not adapt to him. Francesco Bagnaia has blown up his bike on several occasions. And finally applied to the GP24 units at the end of the season.
Morbidelli’s VR46 teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio has had the same problems as Bagnaia.braking and struggling to enter corners. This makes the 31-year-old man worry before 2026, and he knows why the bike is so hated.
After Franco Morbidelli’s ‘missing’ verdict in Malaysia, Francesco Bagnaia understands why they hate the Ducati 2025 bike.
Morbidelli’s crew chief suggested riding the GP24 This season, however, judging by his interview at Sepang, he appears to have tested the GP25.
Morbidelli is not worried about 2025 cycling. between Bagania Last year’s complaints. But as the reporter Jack Appleyard said After the flagThe VR46 may have realized why the rider hated the machine as it felt ‘lost’ on the soft tyres.
“He gave a GP25 interview yesterday: ‘I felt very comfortable in the morning’ because he was using the medium rear tyre,” Appleyard said.
“He was 2.5 seconds off his best lap time, because everyone was on tires that didn’t work very often in the morning.
“Then he said: We put in a soft tire in the afternoon and I was lost, I had no feeling, I don’t know what the front is doing.
It’s like we interviewed Fabio Di Giannantonio or Peco Bagnaia from last year. I’m sure Frankie went a day and a half early if you count it in two days after the rain: ‘Ah, well, that’s what Peco was talking about.
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If Morbidelli ends up riding in GP25 in 2026, it could be a tough season for the VR46 driver and one he can’t have.
Last year’s Ducati didn’t have many differences with GP24, but Bagnaia and Di Giannantonio fought hard. The case does not seem to have an answer to Borgo Pangale’s clothing David Tardozi went to explain the problem of Bagnaya.
Marquez was spotted testing the 2024 Aero at Sepang, suggesting Ducati are still trying to improve on the GP24 rather than looking at the GP25 specification. If Morbidelli is riding that bike, he might be in trouble.
The Italian should have a good year as his future in the sport is uncertain. Reports indicated that VR46 drops Morbidelli In the year In 2026, Valentino Rossi plans to sign two new riders in 2027.
