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Don't think Gigi is that stupid. They would prefer to build it around their Italian rider, and just accept the fact if one of the Spaniards wins on it. They are all extremely naive if they thing the atmosphere in the box is not going to change drastically when Marc arrives.

Correct. Only rider on a Ducati not to have won a MotoGP race. Sure, he has other achievements and has won sprint races, but apparently they don't count. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Well, on the manufacturer side, Ducati hold all the cards. On the rider side, I don't think MM93 brings much to the party as far as bike development is concerned, so his value is more in riding the bike. Ducati do not need his assistance to develop a better bike, while for KTM and Aprilia...

Yeah, and there is the issue. Pramac are contractually linked to having 2 factory bikes and until they make their decision, Ducati could not change that. I still would have called his bluff, because even the 1 year old Ducati is better than the other bikes on the grid. They could have worked...

To be honest, as Ducati, I would have called Marc's bluff. There is no way he would have seen what the Ducati can do, and then leave the chance of riding a Factory spec Ducati on the table to change to a different bike for the second year in a row, which would once again take him time to get...

They claim that they will be sharing data and the MV team will be using KTM engines so they can share development there. We will have to wait and see.

So KTM get their 3rd team after all.

In the end Jorge made the right move. I just hope that the Aprilia can sort out its clutch, and its reliability. I feel that MM93 was not busy with a Powerplay for the factory ride when he started dissing Pramac, but rather to get a factory bike at Gresini. Ducati, in my opinion misread that...

Confirmed, or your prediction/wish?

Ducati are for sure now going to be making sure that Pecco and MM bikes will continue to be developed to the maximum, to try to keep hold of the number 1 plate for next year, and Jorge and Enea are going to possibly have degraded performance relative to them. Really hope that KTM sort their...

So he is swapping a whole bunch of personal sponsors then, that have carried him for years. Perhaps that opened a decent pay package via Red Bull for Enea to go over to KTM.

Aleix has always had a lot of talent, and on that front has always been a bit underrated, but at the same time he has also been one to open his mouth very quickly about anything and everything. He has done an excellent job at Aprilia, and they would probably be missing the boat a bit by letting...

To be honest, I would be much more interested in Rins than Mir. Mir is a consistent rider, even if that consistency is just in falling off a Honda, but Rins is proper fast. On top of that, I think the last few years have matured him a bit as well, so he is not throwing the bikes down the road...

Superbikes should go back towards SuperStock spec and be relevant to what you see in the dealership. MotoGP are Prototype bikes, and should remain bleeding edge and ground-breaking on the technology front. However, if you want to dumb down the top level, it should not mean you then mess around...

Everyone seems to forget that Honda also had a brilliant rider riding their bikes for many years, and he did not help their plight, and with the concessions Honda have now, they have 4 MotoGP riders who include a MotoGP champion, a Double Moto2 Champion, and if I remember correctly, a Moto2...