Ducati admit “the risk is real” that Pramac will quit

“The whole motorbike ꧅world is rooting for Pramac to do something different"

Jorge Martin, MotoGP, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 March
Jorge Martin, MotoGP, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 March

Ducati have admitted the genuine possibility that Pramac will opt to leave in 2025.

The future of the satellite team has been in question all year, but has taken a🔯nother blow in the past week surrounding Marc Marquez’s signing for the factory Ducati team next season.

Ducati revealed that their intention was to keep Marquez and Jorge Martin - which would have given Pramac a top-♛notch rider to contest the championship with again.

But Martin has signed for Aprilia le🍎aving Pramac empty-handed, and with a contract that is set to expire this year.

"The risk is real,” Ducati general manager Gigi D🌠all’Igna said to about Pramac le𝓰aving their ranks.

“The whole motorbike world is rooting for Pramac to do something diff🍌erent from being with Ducati.

“But it would be both a personal and sporting disappointment, because Pramac and Paolo Campinoti have been with u𓃲s for a long time.

“They are part of the success we are experi🔴encing.

“It would be a shame, it's all to be evaluated, but the probleܫm actually exists."

Pramac seemingly clarified their future last week at the Italian MotoGP when team manager Gi🌜no Borsoi said they would run GP25 Ducat🔯is next year.

However, Ducati 🐻spo༒rting director Mauro Grassilli then confirmed that no contract had been signed yet.

The terms of Pramac’s current deal with Ducati reportedly🥂 include a clause which the satellite team can activate, until July 31, enabling them to stay for two more years.

But it hasn’t been activated yet.

Yamaha🥂 are on the hunt to add a satellite te💖am to their brand for 2025 and are understood to have tabled a lucrative offer for Pramac.

Yamaha have always been bullish anﷺd confident about their chances of getting their wis📖h.

The♋re is still very little clarity about whether Pramac will activate their contractual clause to remain at Ducati for the next two years, or go to Yamaha.

But it is clear that, next year, the𝓡y cannot r❀ely upon Marquez or Martin.

The🌠y still have Franco Morbidelli (whose contract is also expiring) and could be handed Fermin Aldeguer, the Moto2 talent who will join a Ducati MotoGP team next year.

Currently, Pramac’s Martin is lead😼ing the MotoGP championship after seven rounds.

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