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Ducati had nothing to do with poaching Marc from Honda. It was 100% HRC dropping the ball on building a competitive bike.
Marc's contract with Gresini after Honda was essentially zero salary and just bonuses so Marc could get a Ducati which at the time was the best bike, hands down. And even then he had to ride an older GP23 and not the factory GP24.
MotoGP is incredibly dependent on the bikes. Now Marc is an otherworldly talent and is dragging that wounded Duc to a title this year when the Aprillia is clearly the best bike. Like he did multiple times with the RC213V.
If Ducati screws up the new 850 and is brought down a level with the ride height adjustment bans and aero pullback do NOT be surprised to see Marc on a RC214V in 2029, especially with Red Bull back as a primary sponsor for HRC.
I thought the financial papers have recently stated VW is keeping Ducati? Even if Ducati is sold it is a solid profitable company, sponsors absorb much of Ducati's road racing budget as well.
Aprilia's 850 was reportedly faster than their current 1000 at mid season testing. That could be scary.
That happened last time they dropped the cc. The corner speed went up to make the difference.
Can we flip this back over to SMX and ask who is teaming with RJ in '27 ?
I picked up a Ducati Hypermotard 698 a few weeks ago. That bike is nasty, just wants to be wide open.
hope they have a big parts budget
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