The “nightmare” of Joan Mir and many other drivers may end sooner than they thought. “The Ducati Cup”, as Márquez defined the presence of eight Desmosedici on the grid, will put point and end in 2024 thanks to a Valentino Rossi that intends to take a new course with its MotoGP structure. The Italian landed last year as team manager after his retirement from competition and “although nothing is confirmed for now”, once he completes his second year with the Borgo Panigale mounts in the garage, the intention is place your trust in a brand like Yamaha, with which he won four of his seven titles in the maximum displacement.
Valentino’s history in MotoGP cannot be understood without his alliance with the house of tuning forkswhere he always found a refuge and a winning motorcycle that, despite have ceded their domain in 2022 Front of almighty Desmosedici, continues to maintain the confidence of The doctor. That is why “in 2024, Valentino Rossi’s team will leave ducati and will run with Yamaha”. “That’s the idea,” he said. Jorge Viegas, FIM President, at the microphones of RAI, at the Annual Assembly of the International Motorcycling Federation that was held this weekend in the city of Rimini, where his re-election for another four years as head of the organization was also announced.
Viegas obtained 99% of the support in the vote that took place between the national federations and once his mandate was replicated, it was time to release the other “news”: “In 2024 there will be six Ducati and four Yamaha” on the MotoGP grid. The Portuguese revealed the information when asked about the fact that the Japanese firm was left with only two prototypes for 2023, after the RNF team (which will field two Aprilias) decided not to renew its agreement with the manufacturer of the tuning forks. “I don’t see the situation well”, was the introduction to a novelty that will somewhat diminish the hegemony of those from Bologna in the displacement, despite the fact that the Valentino team takes a step back before facing a new stage.
Ducati searched diligently for his second MotoGP title and achieved it thanks to a Desmosedici 2022 which will be made available to both Mooney VR46 pilots next season. Although the initial plan was that Luca Marini piloted the latest generation prototype from the house of Borgo Panigale in the new course, finally the Italian will keep the same mount as this season. Bezzecchi will go up a step, also mounting the GP22, and with this plan the objective is to save close to one million euros that will be kept in the company’s coffers. This is an important figure, but at the same time decisive before the desire to return with a brand like Yamaha who has also fought for the championship until the end.
However, despite all the history that unites the house of the tuning forks and Valentino in MotoGP, the Italian explored all available options to compete in the queen class. At that first moment, no one could match Ducati’s conditions, despite the fact that Suzuki’s project was attractive enough for The doctor. In fact, on more than one occasion the possibility of the Japanese firm having two more motorcycles on the grid was raised, but the agreement never came to fruition due to the manufacturer’s intentions to abandon the World Championship at the end of 2022, as it finally happened. But everything happens for a reason and despite the fact that the alliance with those from Bologna has been more than successful, well Bezzecchi has been proclaimed rookie of the year and has touched victory (he was second at Assen), it seems that Yamaha has attracted its star rider enough.
