Valencia, 17 November 2025 – The crescendo of Aprilia‘s closure, Marc’s injury MarquezPecco’s difficulties Bagnaiaall factors that provide great curiosity towards 2026 which starts on Tuesday, when Moto GP will stage the first tests with the new bikes. Always Valencia theater, where Marco Sunday Bezzecchi he finished the season with a sumptuous victory which confirmed Aprilia as the best bike in the last two months of the championship. Could Ducati’s superiority be questioned? Maybe. For sure, Marc Marquez he won’t be on track on Tuesday and will only do so in Sepang with the new year, hoping to be back in full form after the Mandalika crash. Just as certainly Ducati will have to put Pecco back Bagnaia in the best possible conditions after an extremely difficult 2025. Ready adjustments on the bike, new components to be tested to give Pecco the right sensations again. The reigning world champion, however, will focus on physical recovery, complete with canceled holidays in December.
Marquez: “No holidays, the off-season is short”
Missed all the last GPs, Marc Marquez he will not return to the track even on Tuesday in Valencia. The 2025 champion will sacrifice the tests for full recovery from the injury and his mission is to return to the track in Sepang between the end of January and the beginning of February: “I won’t stay for the tests, rehabilitation is the absolute priority today and I have also canceled the December holidays because the winter break is not that long. On the bike we know which path to take and in Malaysia we will do a check”, Marc’s words to Sky Sport. For the nine-time world champion there is no hasty return, as happened after the serious injury in 2020, and a path based on full physical recovery. No risk. The one who is focusing a lot on Tuesday is Pecco Bagnaia who hopes to have a motorcycle he can trust again. In Sunday’s GP he was ousted after a few corners by Johann Zarcobut upon returning to the garage Pecco spoke of a bike that was finally rideable. Both in the deployment lap and in the few turns made, Bagnaia had seen an improvement and on Tuesday we will start from there. As for the rest, Borgo Panigale will test new aerodynamic and electronic components, while in terms of engine the 2025 one will be confirmed. From these tests, Ducati will draw the necessary indications for the winter break. Riding the two official bikes will be Pecco Bagnaia and, instead of Marc Marquez, Nicolò again Open the. In the two GPs held in place of the reigning champion, Bulega stood out well with two fifteenth places, demonstrating a speed not far from the central group of the Moto GP: “The level is very high, but in any case I am satisfied with this experience. The warm up allowed us to make a change to the bike and I found myself feeling better and with greater grip. Unfortunately the start wasn’t good and I had to ride with the fork lowered until turn 5. Afterwards I struggled to find grip in the acceleration but overall I’m happy”, Nicolò’s analysis. For Bulega, Tuesday’s tests are an opportunity to put more kilometers on the bike, he who will be chasing the Superbike title in 2026 but at the same time will carry on the role of Moto GP tester in view of the regulation change expected in 2027: “I will try to take a step forward in the tests, the objective is to lap as much as possible and increase confidence on the bike”. Read also – Moto gp, look to 2026: Pecco and Martin, two stars called to shine again
