Ducati team boss, Francesco Bagnaia, revealed at the Buriram test that the team is leaning towards homologating the 2024 engine for the upcoming MotoGP season. This decision stems from concerns regarding the GP25 engine which presents uncertainties and potential risks. The 2025 engine's development will be frozen for two years, and Ducati, being realistic, wants to avoid homologating an engine they are not fully confident in.
On Wednesday at the Buriram test, Ducati team bossthat the marque was likely to homologate the 2024 engine for the coming season because the GP25-spec brought with it too many risks.
“I mean one thing is the engine and the other thing is all the small pieces that we have, new pieces,” Marquez said after topping day one of the Buriram test. “So, we understand from the first day to today that the 2025 is a little bit more up and down: very strong in some points, very weak points.“They won 16 races last year, so that means that the bike was in a very good base.“But I feel super good on 2024 base. When I say 2024, it’s the 2024 bike. It’s the base of 2024, the engine, but they work a lot on very small items that we are introducing to that engine now.
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