Aprilia’s emergence as the main manufacturer for Marc Marquez and Ducati’s 2026 MotoGP campaign has prompted Carlo Pernat to call the Bologna shots ‘lucky’ to postpone the Qatar GP.
Marco Bezecchi He made history United States GPIn his victory on Sunday, for the first time, A Aprilia The rider has won five consecutive Grand Prix.
The race saw his team-mate from Noale take the lead again. George MartinAprilia now leads the Constructors’ Championship by 32 points.
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Ducati, on the other hand, are having their worst spell in MotoGP since the start of the last decade.
After six consecutive seasons of dominance in the constructors’ standings, the latest race weekend could be the biggest indication yet that the Italian constructor has finally been dethroned.
Carlo Pernat says there has been a ‘real change’ in MotoGP following the arrival of Aprilia.
In an interview with GPON Following the conclusion United States Grand PrixFamous rider agent Carlo Pernat pitched the idea to Ducati after Aprilia regained control.
He said, “The litmus test was the United States Grand Prix in Austin. Where is the track?” Mark Marquez He has won every time except last year when he fell.
“It’s a track where Ducati has always been dominant on its home turf. But this time, in the third season, the Apria came and finished first and second.”
“They could have taken third place because the podium would have been Aprilia without Ogura’s technical problem. Also after winning the Sprint with Martin.
“It’s a strong sign. It’s a real change in the world championship.”
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The champion was talking about his battle with Innea Bastianini in Austin.
as a King of COTAMarquez was widely expected to regain his international status and claim a record eighth victory on the circuit.
However, the Spaniard saw red in the sprint and crashed out with Fabio Di Giannantonio.
The resulting long lap penalty severely hampered the Grand Prix, dropping him to 11th and claiming P5.
Carlo Pernat reveals why Ducati are ‘lucky’ Qatar GP postponed
The Italian went on to assess Ducati’s downhill journey, identifying the postponement of the upcoming Qatar GP as an opportunity for the engineers at Borgo Pangale.
He added: “Maybe Ducati is lucky that we didn’t go straight to Qatar, because there was very little time to react. Here, the problem is serious, Bezcicci was out of this world.”
“Confident in his abilities, Marco knows that there is a bike built with the team, when there is harmony in the team, when there is joy, you get the result.
“You can really see the atmosphere. You can see that everything is working.”
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