Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola is delighted to welcome Francesco Bagnaia to Noale in 2027, after the team confirmed the signing of the Ducati ace on a four-year contract.
Bagnaya It was officially on the market for only one day, later Ducati He confirmed on Wednesday that he will leave the club when his contract expires in 2026. Ducati also announced the signing of the KTM ace. Pedro Acosta will partner with Marc Marquez next year.
It was an open secret in the paddock for months that Bagnaia would be leaving Ducati after his disappointing 2025 campaign challenged the Bullets of Bologna to land Acosta. It was widely known for months. Aprilia Moved to sign Bagnaya to replace Jorge Martin in 2027
They have confirmed the signing of Apriya Bagnaya The two-time MotoGP champion will join Ducati on a four-year contract with the team this Thursday. Marco Bezecchin will partner in the all-Italian team when Ducati becomes all-Spanish.
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Massimo Rivola is sure that Yamaha or Honda gave Francesco Bagna more money than Aprilia.
Rival The 29-year-old feels he has a point to prove after being replaced by Ducati after a poor season, so he is delighted that Apria will welcome Bagnaia to Noale in 2027. But Rivola also thinks Bagnaia was “brave” to join Aprian after receiving other offers.
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Aprilia CEO Rivola is confident that Bagnaia has been offered a “high” salary to join either Yamaha or Honda. It was reported in February Bagnaya returned from going to Yamaha After realizing how slow their new-for-2026 1,000cc V4 bike felt during pre-season testing.
“We’ll see how two chickens fit into the chicken coop,” Rivola said. Motorsport.com. “I’d rather work with champions, not with donkeys, but with traitors.
“To be honest, our experience with Martin showed us[this]explosive driver, who probably didn’t know how to handle the joy of joining us as world champion.
“I have to say, we are very motivated. We have a big challenge in front of us. I also believe that Peko was brave because, apart from the VR46 issue, there is a sense of redemption in him in the training sessions where he competes with Bezeci every day.
“I believe he is the one who chose us, I’m not saying they disowned him, but they chose other riders instead of him, even though he was the rider who made them the world champion.
“(Bagnaya) also turned down the huge salary offered by Japanese teams. So bring him on. It’s an opportunity for us, and I have no doubt we’ll make the most of it.”
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According to reports published in February Yamaha has offered Bagnaia big money for 2027After it was announced that Fabio Quattararo would be joining Honda next year, the Iwata crew have identified the Italian as their new leader (another yet to be confirmed move).
But Honda was previously interested in signing BagnayaAlso reports that the Tokyo team has set his signature for 2027 until January 2025. But in the end, Honda has agreed a two-year contract with Quattroro starting in 2027. This January.
Honda are now believed to be promoting Moto2 star David Alonso to their works MotoGP team next season, or handing the second seat behind Quatararo to LCR rookie Diogo Moreira. Reports indicate that Alonso’s inconsistent results in Moto2 are giving Honda second thoughts. About the Colombian’s readiness to move directly to the working group.
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