Since the beginning of the 2024 MotoGP season, even before Jorge Martin signed a deal with Aprilia, there has been a lot of discussion about the level of support he would receive from Ducati. His error in Germany has added another twist to the tale
'If anyone thinks that a factory is going to allow a satellite team rider to win the world championship, they don't have a clue where they are,' a former rider and current team manager of a MotoGP told this writer on the condition of anonymity. And that was before Jorge Martin found out that Ducati had picked Marc Marquez over him for the second factory seat for 2025, prompting him to switch to Aprilia.
Ducati already has a champion One may think that with Bagnaia being Italian, having a factory contract until 2026 and with two titles to his name already, why would Ducati support a Spaniard and a team that is due to move to the Yamaha fold next year? But Ducati understood that its commitment to support Martin until the end is a duty that does not seem to jeopardise the chances of Bagnaia clinching a third straight championship.
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