Apria is tipped to be a close contender to dethrone Ducati in the upcoming MotoGP season, but Max Biaggi has revealed a U-turn on his earlier prediction of how the battle will play out.
After six consecutive years Ducati Dominance at the levels of the constructions, Aprilia He emerged as a real contender for race wins in the second half of the 2025 MotoGP season.
Marco Bezeci now has Marc Marquez firmly in his sights And he is currently the leading candidate to end the Spaniard’s absolute dominance of the Premier League last season.
However, the changing of the guard may not be immediate. even if Aprilia ambassador Max Biaggi said that they no longer have ‘weaknesses’The four-time 250cc world champion has now changed his mind.
Complete the sentence: Aprilia will win the Grand Prix in 2026.
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Max Biaggi doesn’t think the Apria can challenge Ducati at the first round of the 2026 MotoGP season.
In a recent interview reaping as if Aprilia 2026 MotoGP bike season launch event, Biagi He gave a more reserved judgment on the Italian developer’s chances in the opening rounds of the upcoming campaign.
Asked again for his thoughts on the possibility of taking Ducati’s place at the top of the standings, Noale said, “Aprilia is undoubtedly the most competitive bike with Ducati, at least looking at last year.
“It has to be said that Marc[Marquez]won the championship by dominating it, the main question is how competitive it is.” Marco Bezecchi It will be with this bike compared to it.
I don’t think we’ll see it in Thailand, but I think it will be a great fight.
Despite the change in tune, Biaggio described pre-season testing as an opportunity to fine-tune a few things and get the RS-GP26 into the right set-up for the long season ahead.
The Italian added: “Fortunately for us, there will be a test beforehand, which will probably give the teams that are not strong on that track the opportunity to get in the best shape possible. I am very positive.”
I must say I found the riders confident and calm. You certainly understand that the company is competitive and has some positive technical innovations lined up for 2026.
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Jorge Martin has yet another injury problem ahead of the new MotoGP season.
The sole member of the Aprilia MotoGP team is certainly not looking forward to the start of the season. George MartinHe suffered another injury just weeks before the first race weekend of the year.
The 2024 world champion was previously understood to be recovering well from a broken collarbone suffered in the final round of last season. Martin has since decided to have more surgeries To ensure that there are no fundamental problems in the future.
It marks another bump in the road for Martin following his injury nightmare since arriving at Noale ahead of the 2025 campaign.
