How MotoGP is changing
If the present of MotoGP still seems strongly Ducati-branded – with a few sprinkles here and there of KTM and Aprilia – the medium and long term future could foresee a different scenario. L'advent of Liberty Media as the new majority owner, the regulatory revolution of 2027 and the will to bring new builders onto the scenefirst of all BMW, could change the current status quo.
It is difficult to imagine that in three years' time Ducati will be able to afford to field eight bikes out of 22 on the track, just as it is equally unlikely to imagine a Yamaha still stuck with only the two current official bikes. This means that on the horizon there is not only an interesting pilot market, but also a customer team market which could – within three seasons – revolutionize the shape of the grid.
Client teams destined to change 'Home'
Among the three private teams currently supplied by Ducati, the two seem to be most in the balance VR46 and Pramac. The team owned by Valentino Rossi has long been linked to Yamaha, given the historic link between the Doctor and the Iwata manufacturer. Second Sky Sports MotoGP but this suggestion would be cooling down, with VR46 which instead would be close to renewing with Ducati also thanks to the presence of the Indonesian sponsor Pertamina.
So it could be Pramac – surprisingly – that bids farewell to the Borgo Panigale factory. The Paolo Campinoti's team had been linked to KTMwho would like to finish six bikes on the track, but now it could tempt Yamaha, also fresh from the renewal of Fabio Quartararo. This unexpected marriage could take place as early as 2025 or – perhaps more likely – in the 2027 season. Suggestions, hypotheses, rumours: what is certain is that the upcoming negotiations between the teams' top managers will not only concern the drivers.
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