The biggest question facing every MotoGP manufacturer right now (ad-free)
Added 2025-04-22 11:44:20 +0000 UTCAhead of the European leg of the 2025 MotoGP season kicking off at Jerez, what is the biggest question facing every manufacturer?
Megan White and Valentin Khorounzhiy try to answer that question for each of Aprilia, Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Ducati.
What does Aprilia do now that Jorge Martin - on whom there is another injury update - is facing a further spell on the sidelines? How should Honda play the expiring contracts of Johann Zarco and Luca Marini?
How good does the Yamaha V4 engine - now being extensively track-tested - need to be before it is brought to races? And what can KTM learn from Maverick Vinales' formbook-breaking Qatar GP run?
Finally, what approach should Ducati take to its longer-term rider roster?
Comments
I’ll take a firmer stand on the Aprilia. Unless Fernandez or Bez suddenly start winning we will never know if it’s great. If Ogura wins we can’t tell if it’s his talent or the bike. There is no way to definitively say it’s bad. My bet is we never know. Every bike should improve from the previous year so those statements from the riders are irrelevant. It’s how much more or less they improved vs the pack.
Matt Pecevich
2025-04-25 02:24:05 +0000 UTCZarco is possibly the most underrated rider on the grid? Aprilia should bet the farm
Paul 'Legatron' Leggett
2025-04-24 17:19:08 +0000 UTC
