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Aprilia Racing has officially announced that Francesco (Pecco) Bagnaia will join its factory MotoGP team on a multi-year contract starting in the 2027 season. Leaving Ducati after a long tenure, it's a major move as he seeks to reclaim the title in new colors.
This is a genuine bombshell. Bagnaia leaving Ducati for Aprilia -- who saw that coming? A champion hates nothing more than ditching a machine they know intimately to resync their body with a new bike from scratch. Making that move anyway means real confidence or real resolve. This one gives me chills.
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Whether the move makes him or breaks him, big transfers like this have always been a gamble, reminds me of Rossi's Ducati years.
If he becomes teammates with Martin, this is going to be a fierce internal battle.
Does this mean he'll be on the same Aprilia as Martin? Sounds like it could get messy...
Pecco on an Aprilia is seriously exciting, can't wait until 2027.
I get the excitement, but if the bike isn't dialed in from year one, it'll be brutal.
Doesn't make sense for Pecco to go to Aprilia. Why give up a winning bike?
Well, ever since Marquez joined Ducati he's completely stolen the spotlight, there's a theory that Pecco lost his place on the team.
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