Andrea Iannone regrets leaving Ducati after Francesco Bagnaia ‘disappeared’, but there are many memorable things about the Italian’s red years.
The news that has been known for a long time in the MotoGP paddock was finally announced this Wednesday Bagnaya He goes Ducati After the contract ends. It was announced this Wednesday that KTM racer Pedro Acosta will replace Bagnaya next year.
Bagnaia was officially only for one day, although Aprilia followed the Ducati news by announcing that two-time MotoGP champion Borgo Pangale will leave and go to Noale next season. It has been confirmed that Bagnaia has signed a four-year contract with Aprilia.
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Andrea Iannone has urged people not to ‘forget’ Francesco Bagnaia’s achievements with Ducati.
Bagnaia knows his four-year contract is unusualMotoGP teams normally only offer contracts for two years. Marquez’s new contract with Ducati only runs until 2028, while Acosta, similarly, signed to compete with the Bulls of Bologna for just two years.
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Ducati’s move to create an all-Spanish rider line-up of Marquez and Acosta attracted attention because in 2010, But Iannone emphasized that the boss of Ducati Luigi Daligna He only wants the best drivers.
It’s a shame to see Ducati ax Bagnaia. Iannon.However, and pleads with people to remember the things they did together. In 2022 and 2023, Bagnaia returned Ducati to MotoGP’s top level with victories since the team had not won the title since Casey Stoner in 2007.
Iannone said. Motorsport.com: “I know how Gigi works. He looks at performance and looks at results on the track.
“In short, regardless of nationality, what’s obviously important is, of course, it’s good to have an Italian rider on Ducati. For many years, we’ve only had Italians since Dovi (Andrea Dovizioso) and me. Finally, obviously, things can change over time.”
“Of course, I’m also sad that Peco is no longer with Ducati, but that’s life. After so many years, he’s achieved many goals.
“We can see what was lost, but we can’t forget what they brought home, what they accomplished together. A precious chapter in history for everyone.”
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Marquez, Rossi, Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Stoner made up the ‘Fabulous Five’.
Ducati has been the dominant team in MotoGP in recent years, with the Daleiga leading a technical revolution to dominate aerodynamics. Before that, however, success was often thin and between 2013 and 2020, Dovizioso won 14 Grands Prix, far and wide in between.
Bagnaia sat on 31 MotoGP Grand Prix wins and scored every one of them for the factory Ducati team – making him the most successful rider in history by far. Stoner has 23 of his 38 wins with Ducati, while Marquez currently has 13 wins with Ducati.
The Italian is the only rider to have won multiple premier class titles with Ducati and finished second in 2021, 26 points behind Fabio Quattararo and 10 points behind Jorge Martin in 2024. But Bagnaya has set his sights on a climb down to fifth in the 2025 table.
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