In 2024, Jorge Martín achieved an unprecedented feat by becoming MotoGP champion with a satellite team (Pramac Racing). The last time someone achieved this was Valentino Rossi, during the 500cc era in 2001.
Davide Brivio, team principal of Trackhouse – Aprilia's satellite team – believes that drivers from independent teams winning titles is becoming more and more feasible:
– I think it will be more and more possible for MotoGP to change in the future. In the past, factory teams had the best bikes and riders, while satellite teams were reserved for younger or less talented riders. Over the last two or three years, independent teams have had official bikes. This applies to us and everyone else.
-The Italian veteran told GPOne.com that Trackhouse's challenge is to fight for a championship just like Martín and Pramac did: 'This is our challenge. We will try to take advantage of Raúl's results [Fernández] and Ai [Ogura] and fight. The victory of Martín and Pramac was exceptional, but it will happen again, and our challenge is to make it happen again’.
