Alberto Martinelli says rival MotoGP teams have been in touch to sign Niccolo Bulega for 2027, but his “priority” is to remain part of the Ducati fold.
open He has formed a close bond with Ducati In the year After joining their factory World Superbike team in 2024, he was twice replaced by Marc Marquez in the Ducati MotoGP team at the end of 2025, following the Spaniard’s season-ending shoulder injury.
His emergence as one of the leading riders in World Superbikes has put Bulega at the forefront of Ducati’s plans for the MotoGP fold. It has been said in the past Ducati has promised a place for Bulega on the 2027 MotoGP grid. Signing a new contract for the 2026 WSBK season.
The 26-year-old will serve as a MotoGP test rider for Ducati in 2026, where they will field an 850cc bike for the 2027 regulations. But now there is an increasing possibility that Ducati could offer Bulega a move to MotoGP either with their own team or with a satellite team.
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While VR46 Bulega are open for takeover in 2027.Fabio Di Giannantonio is expected to secure a new contract after a strong start to the year. And while Ducati is set to field Fermin Aldeguer in the VR46 in 2027.it is also said. Gresini wants nothing to do with Bulega in 2027..
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Bulega still hopes to move to MotoGP with Ducati, but agent Martinelli says he won’t wait “forever” for the Italian to offer him the Bologna Bullets. And if Ducati takes too long, Martinelli will field some calls from rival teams interested in the Bulega.
Martinelli said. Moto.it: “This is a very special moment, we have to wait until the big names who have a lot of connections, which I can’t talk about in detail, will officially express their intentions, and after the team leaders come in, the teams will focus on their team.”
Regarding any approach from Bulegan, Martinelli added: “Not real offers, but contacts and requests for information. At the moment, no one will offer you a contract. Everything is closed. (Leaving Ducati) is difficult, but not impossible.
“At Ducati, they know our priority is to stay with them in MotoGP. But it takes two to get married, and if we don’t accept it in time, we can continue our relationships with other teams.
“We don’t know what the Borgo Pangale company’s priorities are or what their deals with the satellite teams are, so we can only wait. But we won’t do this forever.”
Who among Ducati’s rivals would you like to sign Bullega for 2027? MotoGP season It remains to be seen as there may be a few openings for him elsewhere in the paddock. Bulega’s only hope is probably that other satellite teams have to find alternative signings.
Factory Aprilia star Marco Bezecici, Pramac Yamaha star Torak Razgatlioglu and LCR Honda riders Yohannes Zarco and Diogo Moreira are currently under official contracts for 2027. But Bulega joining any factory MotoGP team in 2027 would be a somewhat surprising result.
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