The Ducati Desmosedici is the most desired bike in the paddock today, even in versions that aren’t the latest, although the legitimate goal for many riders is to be with a factory team, recalled Gigi Dall’Igna, who also recalled a change in the manufacturer’s policy for hiring riders… and with success.
The man responsible for the Desmosedici’s winning concept is one of the biggest figures in the Borgo Panigale team and in a conversation with MotoSprint, quoted by Motosan, he explained that there is no possibility of having all the riders from now in the structure, hinting that he is talking about some of the candidates for the factory team, which can also be seen… as a message for Jorge Martín: ‘We have to accept the idea that keeping everyone will be almost impossible. We have few bikes and everyone rightly aspires to a factory team’.
In fact, the policy now being pursued by Ducati is already «pushing away» some riders from that position, which suggests that even some of the big names in the world, already rumoured to be a possibility for the future – Marc Márquez, for example – may not be a «real» option: ‘I’ll also say one thing: we must look again at the world of young people, as we did a year ago with Pecco [Bagnaia] and others, to give them a new lease of life and a change of approach. It was the right thing to do’.
In this sense, and according to rumours, the signing of Fermín Aldeguer for 2025 is practically assured, as he is set to join Pramac Racing on a contract valid for four seasons.
