Fermin Aldeguer's move to MotoGP is one of the best stories of the 2025 season. The young Spaniard, who cut his teeth in Moto2, quickly won the hearts of fans and observers thanks to his talent and determination. .
After participating in its first day of MotoGP testing on November 19, 2024 with Gresini Racing Ducati, Fermin Aldeguer returned to the journey that led him to join the premier category for the 2025 season. The former Team SpeedUp driver spoke to Mundodeportivo.com, revealing behind the scenes of his transfer and the strategic decisions that shaped his future.
Aldeguer first spoke of a missed opportunity to join MotoGP from 2024. “ During the 2023 Malaysian Grand Prix, Luca Marini had contact with Honda. At that time I was at the highest level and Pablo Nieto thought of meopening up to me the possibility of ride with them in MotoGP in 2024. »
However, his contract with darkwood in Moto2 had been automatically renewed before negotiations could even move forward: “ my contract for 2024 in Moto2 with Boscoscuro had already been automatically renewed, because the deadline had already been reached. It was very difficult to break it. »
Despite this constraint, he recognizes today that staying in Moto2 was the best decision: “ Luca Boscoscuro didn't really like my departure, considering that I would have been the favorite for the title… Looking backI think it's one of the best decisions we could have made. »
Fermin Aldeguer: “ when Pablo Nieto (VR46 Racing Team) wanted me to race with his team, they were in negotiations with Yamaha »
The real turning point came in early 2024, when he received a call from Dall'Igna's teethgeneral director of
Ducati Corse. « Everything that happened
paved the way for Gigi Dall'Igna to call me. He told me that before the start of the 2024 season I would have a factory contract with Ducati for MotoGP. »
On January 16, 2024, he went to Ducati headquarters in
Borgo Panigale to discuss the terms of his contract: “ we talked about the contract and the equipment I would have. The same day, without thinking about the other options I hadwe signed the contract. It gave me confidence. »
Before finalizing its agreement with Ducati,
Aldeguer had been requested by
Yamahawho was looking to increase his presence on the grid. “ Yamaha was very interestedbecause they wanted to have more bikes on the grid. When Pablo Nieto (VR46 Racing Team) wanted me to race with his team, they were in negotiations with Yamaha. »
However, the negotiations took another turn when
Pramac Racing finally got some motorcycles
Yamahadismissing VR46 of the equation: “ everything changed and in the end it was the Pramac team who had Yamaha motorcycles, but at that time everything indicated that it would be Valentino Rossi's team. »
Today, engaged with Ducati Gresini, Fermin Aldeguer is ready to take on the challenge of MotoGP. If
Aldeguer keeps its promises, Gresini Racing could finally have access to the latest news
Ducati due to his official status, which his teammate does not have
Alex Marquez …
