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Bagnaia wants to be a Ducati life-longer but "never say never" about switching teams This is a test for long title will it truncate I don't know let's see hmm
Israel Dagg • September 20th, 2024 9:31 pm
Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia has expressed interest in spending his entire professional career with Ducati, but is not ruling out a switch to another manufacturer if circumstances change.
A protege of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, Bagnaia made his debut in the premier class in 2019 with Ducati's satellite team Pramac before stepping up to the factory team in 2021.
With two world titles, 25 wins and 45 podiums, he is already the most successful Ducati rider in the championship's history and is locked into the team until the end of the 2026 season.
Ahead of this weekend's Emilia Romagna GP, Bagnaia's 100th race in the top category, Tour de France stage winner Wout Van Aert signed a new contract with his Jumbo-Lease cycling team that commits him to the squad until retirement.
Speaking in response to that unprecedented contract, Bagnaia also said he would be interested in seeing out his time in MotoGP with the Borgo Panigale marque.
Speaking in response to that unprecedented contract, Bagnaia also said he would be interested in seeing out his time in MotoGP with the Borgo Panigale marque.
However, citing the example of his future team-mate Marc Marquez, who quit Honda with a year left into a four-year deal after the 2023 season, the 27-year-old also stated it is not a given that he will remain at Ducati all his life.
"I love Ducati. I think Ducati loves me but it's never say never say," he said in the pre-Misano press conference.
"We were considering the same thing about Marc when he signed four years here [at Honda] and then everybody knows what happened. You never know.
