Ducati engineers know one of their bike’s key strengths is now being ‘destroyed’ by Aprilia

Will Ducati return to form as the season continues?

George Martin thinks!

In Brazil, Marc Marquez admits that Aprilia has more ‘points’ Ducati in 2025. The Spaniard not only won 25 races last year, including the Sprints, but also scored one Grand Prix podium in the opening three races of 2026.

says Massimo Rivola. Aprilia has yet to meet the ‘real’ Marquez. In 2026, despite winning the opening three Grands Prix. But Ducati is clearly struggling to keep up with the RS-GP, and one of their key strengths is disappearing.

Ducati engineers know that they are ‘lost’ on Aprilia braking and corner entry

Journalist Matt Oxley He wrote on the column b Motor sports magazine that the Aprilia RS-GP is ‘significantly better than the Ducati and KTM at the brakes’. For Bezecchi and other Aprilia riders, the Borgo Panigale outfit is providing a ‘significant advantage’ that cannot be duplicated.

He said Ducati engineers had ‘noticed for some time’ that Noale’s rivals scored higher in braking and corner entry. In that area, one of Desmosedici’s strong points, the defending champions are being ‘destroyed’.

Subsequently, Ducati did not come close to Aprilia in the first three races. Bezecchi has moved forward with little competition, while Marquez and Peco Bagnaia are struggling with GP26.

Fabio Di Giannantonio was the Borgo Panigale manufacturer’s top rider in 2026, but was on the podium just once from two pole positions. At the moment, Aprilia seems to have dethroned Ducati as the top factory.

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Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati knows he needs to improve the face of the GP26

Diggia is aware of Ducati’s problems with the GP26. The VR46 driver will want to see the factory improve his timing in the offseason ahead of the next race in Jerez.

“The gap to the competition is getting bigger, so we have to do a lot to get the gap back,” said the VR46 rider after finishing fifth on Sunday, seven seconds behind Bezeci.

“I think we need to improve our front. We need to be able to brake hard and bring more speed into the corners at the front.

This is the issue we have now. We are all at the back, and once the back is gone we can’t really tell our pace. The others can brake a bit later, come in with the brakes and use the front to turn the bike.