Things have accelerated within Ducati. After a hectic weekend, things took a 180 degree turn for Jorge Martín: He went from being chosen by the Borgo Panigale brand to be Pecco Bagnaia’s partner starting in the 2025 season, after receiving a handshake from a senior executive of the firm, to ending up deciding to say goodbyeas reported by Motorsport.com, after Ducati panicked after seeing Marc Márquez’s reaction and his refusal to join the Pramac team.
Thus, this past Monday, while the official collective MotoGP test was taking place on the track in Mugello, the signing of the San Sebastián de los Reyes rider for Aprilia became official, as a replacement for his great friend Aleix Espargaró and with a multi-year contract, which will begin in the next campaign.
In this way, this is the beginning of the end of a soap opera that is making the premier category spicy since 2024. With the World Championship leader on his way to Noale, all that remains is for Ducati to make its move and announce who will accompany the current world champion.
This will be sooner rather than later, according to the words of Gigi Dall’Igna, CEO of Ducati Corse. The renowned Venetian engineer commented this Monday, while the whole earthquake within the firm was taking place, that they will announce the chosen one “as soon as possible”. A movement that points, almost evidently, to #93since even Dall’Igna himself highlights that the performance of Enea Bastianini in Mugello, second in the long race on Sunday in Italy in an impressive finish, could change things.
“Clearly, it is not easy to finalize an agreement, and we are working on this. I’m sure we’ll make an announcement as soon as possible, but I can’t give a date for that.“, Dall’Igna began by telling the official MotoGP website.
Asked if the performance of #23 could change something about the chosen one, the transalpine was more blunt than ever: “Honestly speaking, I don’t think so. We’ll see what happens, but you know, I don’t think so.“, he explained, in a speech that had not been seen until now.
