P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ducati has made the shock decision to revert to its 2024 engine for MotoGP 2025 – but that’s not all, as factory riders Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia will start the season on last year’s bike frame as well
“Ducati has made the surprising decision to revert back to their 2024 GP24 bike for the upcoming MotoGP season, after extensive comparison testing with the 2025-spec bike. This move means that riders Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia will not be racing the newer bike as initially planned. The decision to switch back was influenced by the disappointing performance of the new bike during testing at Sepang and Buriram. Ducati will now homologate the old engine and most of the 2024 package for the next two years due to the development ban in 2026. The team’s decision to run essentially the same engine for three consecutive years is a conservative move in response to the upcoming homologation deadline. Bagnaia expressed confidence in the older GP24 bike, stating that both he and Marquez found it superior during testing.”
