Francesco Bagnaia missed out on the 2024 MotoGP title by just 10 points to Jorge Martin, denying him a third consecutive title.
The Italian won 11 races and only finished on the podium four times last year, but three retirements cost the factory at the end. Ducati Horseman Martin A became the first independent team rider to win MotoGP Championship, racing with Pramak.
Ducati in 2010 In 2024, he completely dominated the premier class, winning all but one race. Maverick Vinales is safe Aprilia The only non-Ducati win in Austin, but the Foley-based team still finished behind KTM Thirdly, in builders.
As we move towards 2025, Ducati wants to continue their dominance Bagnaya It is very popular to win the third champion. Defending champion Martin moves from Pramac to a factory Aprilia rider, which will make his title charge even more difficult as he is on a slower bike.
But speaking to the Serbian publication Sports clubBagnaia admits that Ducati have suffered a major setback in their bid to pick up where they left off in 2024.
Francesco Bagnaia says Pramac’s departure from Ducati in 2025 would be a ‘huge loss’.
As Bagnaya noted, a big reason for Ducati’s dominance in 2024 was that they had eight riders in four teams – the factory team and the three satellite outfits Pramac, Gresini and VR46.
However, for 2025, the manufacturer will have three teams and six drivers. Pramac made the unprecedented decision last year to pull out of Ducati and form a deal with Yamaha.
For Bagnaia, the few riders on the grid will make it ‘very difficult’ for Ducati to maintain their dominance and they will have to ‘check everything’ to withstand the heavy beating.
“Ducati has eight bikes and eight riders, so I believe it is at this level now,” he said.
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“Losing three of the fastest riders at Ducati, losing a team like Pramac is a big loss for Ducati. We have to analyze everything to understand what we have to do to compensate for that loss.
“It is completely clear that Marc will be very fast, the approach at the beginning of the season will be completely focused on the development of the bike and the team. And then we will start the competition and the fight, but Ducati is currently at this stage, because it had a large number of riders.
“I believe that next season it will be more difficult to fill the places on the podium, as it has been all season.
“It will be very difficult, especially since it will be less compared to this season, so it will be difficult to see the dominance of Ducati.”
Ducati has lost three key riders ahead of 2025.
The loss of Pramac won’t be the only thing affecting Ducati this season as they lose three important riders heading into 2025 – Martin standing out.
In the year Ine Bastianini, who won two races in 2024, left Ducati to join KTM’s satellite team Tech3, although in 2018 The ongoing financial crisis The manufacturer is suffering.
Marco Bezecchi If he leaves VR46, he will join Martin at Apilia in 2025. The loss of one team and three race winners in MotoGP will be difficult for Ducati to take.
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Martin Pramac’s team-mate Franco Morbidelli will remain with the Italian manufacturer as he joins the VR46 with Fabio dei Gianntonio. Alex Marquez has been retained by Gresini and will be paired with starter Fermin Aldeguer in 2025.
Six-time champion Mark Marquez He will be paired with Bagnaia in the factory Ducati team and will provide strong competition for the Italian.
While the Spaniard still has the pace to compete at the front, Roberto Rolfo Marquez says he is more error prone than Bagnaia.which could hinder his efforts to capture the seventh title;
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