The 2025 vintage promises to be fireworks for Aprilia with a renewed team of riders and innovations galore. At the head of this renewal, we find Fabiano Sterlacchini, the brand new technical director of the Noale house, who already made his debut during the Barcelona tests last November.
The arrival of Fabiano Sterlacchini chez
Aprilia as new technical director marks a major turning point for the Italian brand. His experience at Ducati et KTMcombined with the arrival of high-level drivers like Jorge
Martin et Marco Bezzecchisuggests a promising future for the team.
In an interview given to the regional newspaper Las Marcas relayed by motosan, he returned to his career, his beginnings with
Apriliaand its ambitions for the future.
It starts with the new driver duo. The world champion
Jorge Martin et Marco Bezzecchithird in the 2023 championship, join
Aprilia after their departure from
Ducati. According to Sterlacchinithe first meeting with the two pilots was promising: “
the first meeting with Martin and Bezzecchi turned out to be quite positive. Both identified very favorable aspects of the bike, although there is still much work to be done. With a champion like Jorge, I am convinced that we will advance quickly. »
Fabiano Sterlacchini: ” we must not only match Ducati's performance, but surpass it. The development of the RS-GP 2025 goes in this direction »
With 18 seasons at Ducati and a recent step at KTMSterlacchini brings valuable expertise. He explains his departure from
KTM : “The logistical factor influenced my choice for Aprilia, but there were other reasons. An incompatibility had developed with KTM. It was a split decision. »
He also remembers his time at
Ducati with admiration: “ At Ducati, we have built a solid long-term project. I even hired the current head of design. I am happy with their success, they are excellent professionals.
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Aprilia hopes to continue its momentum after being one of the few manufacturers to beat
Ducati in 2024. In that year, Maverick Viñales triumphed in Austin, and Aleix Espargaró won the Barcelona Sprint. For
Sterlacchinithe objective is clear: “ we must not only match Ducati's performance, but surpass it. The development of the RS-GP 2025 goes in this direction.
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With Martin, Bezzecchi and an optimized RS-GP model, Aprilia wants to enter a new era, ready to compete with the giants of the category.
