On the occasion of the official presentation of the new Ducati, in MotoGP, Francesco Bagnaia spoke of the competition to fear in 2025. And if the Italian rider logically cited KTM and Aprilia as his most serious rivals, the Italian did not neglect to talk about Honda and Yamaha.
MotoGP: Bagnaia also cites Pedro Acosta
However, it is the latter that the double world champion seems to be watching the most. The presence of Fabio Quartararo, Pecco's former opponent in MotoGP, probably encourages him to be wary…Even if he does not forget to mention the second Japanese manufacturer entered in the premier category. Johann Zarco's performances at the end of the season last year put the firm back in the spotlight.
[…]“Honda and Yamaha, it’s difficult to know. Yamaha already made progress last year, they were closer in the last races so I think they will improve. And for Honda, I think it will be difficult to continue in the same situation so I also expect progress from them, but currently the main ones are Ducati, Aprilia and KTM, so we will see. » Francesco Bagnaia.
But logically, it is his own teammate, Marc Marquez, that Francesco Bagnaia fears the most. However, the Ducati rider does not forget Pedro Acosta, whom he also considers an opponent this season.
“The new bike suits us better because it's an improvement on what he had last year…and he was already doing an incredible job, he got a lot of podiums, he won three races. I think he will be the main competitor. During the season, we will have to see who the others will be. If I think about the championship, he and I could be the two contenders. There could be someone else but I think we are the main two.”
-“I think with one less team at Ducati, it will be more difficult to do what we did last year, lock the podium in every race. I believe that the KTM riders are performing very well, especially Acosta, but we will have to see the situation, currently it is difficult to know. Aprilia finally has a world champion and Bezzecchi, two new riders who I think will bring a lot. They want to improve results. Bezzecchi wants to do better than last year and Jorge wants to stay number 1, so I think Aprilia will be competitive.”concludes the transalpine champion.
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Article published on 01/21/2025 at 6:08 a.m.
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