Ducati finally opted to retain Marquez rather than give Martin a the factory team ride, with the championship leader switching to Aprilia for 2025.
These moves will have a decisive influence on the future plans of Pramac, who is seriously considering giving up competing with the Ducati bike, with whom it has been a satellite partner since 2005, to satisfy Yamaha’s wishes.
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The Japanese manufacturer has been regretting for two years not having renewed its agreement with RNF, which caused it to lose two of the four M1s it had on track.
That decision, in the current context of the championship, in which Ducati has managed to make a difference thanks to the amount of data it collects and analyses from its eight Desmosedici, had a huge impact on the results of the Iwata-based team, which is going through one of the worst moments in its modern history.
It is currently second to last in the manufacturers’ table, only ahead of Honda, and it is 10th in the teams’ standings out of 11.
Unlike HRC, Yamaha is moving in new directions. It has brought in Max Bartolini in technical management and Marco Nicotra in aerodynamics, both signed from Ducati.
Despite the new approach they are bringing, and the new working dynamics introduced, both would appreciate being able to double the number of prototypes from which to analyse information.
Lin Jarvis, the top executive of the Japanese company’s sports division, will leave his post at the end of this year.
The Briton set himself two objectives before stepping aside. The first, achieved before the start of the season, was to renew Fabio Quartararo.
Franco Morbidelli, Pramac Racing
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The second was to bring back the satellite formation: “It would be the best thing for the championship and also for Yamaha,” acknowledged Jarvis himself, in a conversation with Autosport in Austin. “I would say we will have an answer around Mugello,” anticipated the manager.
Autosport understands that it was precisely in Texas, and without Jarvis having a direct impact on the matter, where relations between Pramac and Ducati began to become seriously strained.
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