After nearly 20 years with Ducati, Prima Pramac Racing decided to partner with Yamaha in MotoGP starting in 2025 – an initial seven-year contract. This is a significant change in direction for Paolo Campinoti’s team, which will be involved in a growth project alongside the Iwata manufacturer.
Gino Borsoi, the team director, explained to DAZN that while the relationship with Ducati felt different, Yamaha presented an interesting proposal:
– It wasn’t easy. We spent many years with Ducati, achieved many results. But I think there came a time when Paolo felt that the relationship wasn’t the same. The project wasn’t the same as it started a few years ago, and he felt the need for a change. Yamaha approached us and presented a very interesting project for the future. This project is very different from what we have now, but it’s very interesting.
After Jorge Martín missed out on promotion to Ducati’s factory team three times, Pramac felt it might not be as crucial for the Italian manufacturer, as Borsoi mentioned: ‘We believed it was the natural step. This project should have ended with Jorge in the factory team. But, for some reason, Ducati decided not to choose Jorge as a factory rider. But from there, we all sat down and said, «Maybe with this decision we are not so fundamental in creating the future riders for Ducati». It wasn’t an easy moment’.