In one of the many soap operas of the market, Paolo Campinoti’s team has decided to end the relationship that had tied it to the Bologna supplier for almost two decades (2005). The alliance breaks up at the best time, with the Italian team reigning world champion, with Jorge Martin second last year and with the Spaniard leading the general points standings. Despite such a positive dynamic, a series of disagreements with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer on medium and long-term future plans have led Campinoti to change air.
The agreement between Pramac and Yamaha represents the realization of the wishes of Lin Jarvis, who after the renewal of Fabio Quartararo had set himself the main objective of returning to having a customer structure, before taking a step back and leaving his position as managing director later this year.
This move should help the Iwata company take a step forward in the development of its M1, especially considering that the Japanese approach will be to put four completely identical bikes on the track. This breaks with the system used previously, more focused on business than on increasing the competitiveness of prototypes.
“The new partnership with Prima Pramac Racing will have a different form to that used in the past. Rather than a satellite team, with this new agreement Yamaha has placed its trust in Pramac Racing, and we will supply them with Factory bikes with the same specifications used by Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team”, confirmed Lin Jarvis.
“The aim is to accelerate the development of the bike, which remains the main priority of YMC and YMR as they seek to return to winning ways, and to have four competitive riders in the MotoGP championship in two top-level teams. In addition to the MotoGP programme, our collaboration includes a future Moto2 project to provide a platform for the training of future MotoGP riders. It is too early to provide details on this program, which will be developed in the coming months,” he added.
The Prima Pramac Racing team in their official photo for the 2024 MotoGP season
Photo by: Prima Pramac Racing
It is not yet clear who will compete in the Pramac suit, although there are not many options considering the shake-up caused by Ducati, with Marc Marquez who will join Pecco Bagnaia as a teammate from 2025. In the current MotoGP grid, the most logical alternatives are Fabio Di Giannantonio and Miguel Oliveira, although it is not yet clear what will happen to Alex Rins, Quartararo’s teammate in the official garage of the Japanese manufacturer. Toprak Razgatlioglu is a candidate who has been talked about a lot, especially by his manager, although the possibility of promoting a young Moto2 rider, such as Sergio Garcia or Alonso Lopez, cannot be ruled out.
One of the consequences of this new partnership will be favorable to VR46, which will automatically inherit the status of factory supported team from Ducati. In principle, this entitles the Tavullia team to receive two bikes identical to those ridden by Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez next season, with the relative technical coverage. Provided that VR46 agrees to pay the price of the two GP25s, rather than give one up. The agreement provides for Valentino Rossi’s team to extend the agreement with Ducati and extend it to the Riders’ Academy division.
In this sense, VR46 has not yet decided who its riders will be, although one of them should be Fermin Aldeguer, hired by Ducati at the beginning of the year. The other, given his familiarity with the environment, could be Franco Morbidelli.
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