Davide Tardozzi has told Ducati that Marc Marquez has made the “right decision” to replace Pedro Acosta with Francesco Bagnaia from next season.
This week saw three major announcements from the Bulls of Bologna about their rider line-up for 2027. The first arrived this Tuesday. Ducati has confirmed that Marquez has signed a new contract In the year to 2028, followed by Bagnaya’s exit and Acosta’s arrival on Wednesday.
It was an open secret for months. Acosta will join Ducati from 2027 A two-year contract. It was widely known but it was only announced on Thursday Bagnaia will transition to Aprilia in 2027.The two-time champion signed a four-year contract with Noale’s outfit.
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Davide Tardozzi, Marc Marquez told Ducati they made the ‘right decision’ to sign Pedro Acosta.
Ducati will now enter a new era for themselves at the start of the 2027 MotoGP 850cc regulations, with Acosta joining Marquez at Borgo Pangale to form an all-Spanish rider line-up. It will be the first time in Ducati MotoGP history that they will not enter an Italian rider.
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Sparks are expected to fly between them Acosta And Marquez Next time at Ducati, a rising star will take on one of the greatest riders of all time. But team manager Tardozzi told Ducati that Marquez would accept Acosta’s transfer soon.
When we told him that we were signing Pedro, he clapped his hands and told us that we had made the right decision. Tardozi He said, through verses Fast week.
Tardozzi is confident that Acosta will show his full potential in red as he has yet to show the skills that Acosta showed when he moved up to the premier class in MotoGP after moving to Ducati. Acosta, who spent his first three years in the championship riding a bike with KTM, has yet to win a MotoGP Grand Prix. Ducati or Aprilia.
“We think Pedro is one of the most talented young drivers in this paddock,” explained Tardozzi. If you look at what he did early in his career in the Rockies Cup, Moto3 and Moto2, he was fantastic.
“Unfortunately, he has yet to repeat those results from the previous classes in MotoGP, but he will.”
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Tardozzi remains a big believer in Acosta’s skills after seeing off the Moto3 title as a rookie in 2021 and the Moto2 title in 2023. Tardozzi called Acosta “the future of MotoGP”. And now next year you will have the opportunity to work with the 22-year-old.
But while Tardozzi welcomes Acosta’s move to Ducati to partner Marquez from 2027, he won’t forget what happened. Bagnaya In recent years, it has brought bologna shots. There is no doubt that Tardozzi will be a “trouble” for Ducati after Bagnaia heads to Aprilia.
“We have built a personal relationship with Peco over the last eight years. It will be exciting to have him as a competitor next year. We know that Peco will be a ‘problem’ for us. He is a very fast rider,” Tardozzi said.
“Ultimately, we will always keep him in our hearts. He was twice world champion and twice number one with us. He has 31 GP wins and 63 podium finishes.
“He is the Ducati rider who has won the most. But Peco is not only a good and talented rider for Ducati, but also a very good friend, and will continue to be so.”
Bagnaia fought for the MotoGP title every season from 2021 to 2024. After joining the factory Ducati team, he spent two years at Pramac. In the year In 2022 and 2023, the Italian champions from Borgo Panigale won their first championships since Casey Stoner in 2007.
But Bagnaia fell to fifth in the standings in a disappointing 2025 season, paving the way for Ducati to sign Acosta as Marquez clinched the championship with 257 more points despite missing the final four rounds. Now Bagnaia will try to give Ducati a “trouble” with Aprilia in 2027.
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