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The 2025 MotoGP season promises to be an exciting one. With Marc Marquez joining Ducati alongside Pecco Bagnaia, tensions are set to skyrocket within the Italian team. VR46 Academy mentor Valentino Rossi has already predicted a thrilling season for his protégé. In the MotoGP circus, where every race is an odyssey of speed and strategy, the legendary “Doctor” has thrown his oracle into the arena.

Valentino Rossi, an iconic figure in MotoGP, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming 2025 season, highlighting the titanic challenge that awaits his protégé Pecco Bagnaia with the arrival of Marc Marquez in DucatiThe latter, eight-time world champion, joins the official team Ducati Lenovo, forming an explosive duo with bagnaia, double MotoGP champion. Rossi, while remaining a fervent supporter of his protégés VR46 Academy, delivered some fascinating predictions about what could be a historic season.

During the test of 100 km of Champions, organized in Tavullia, Rossi expressed his confidence in bagnaia while acknowledging the enormous pressure he will face in the face of Marquez. " The Ducati factory team riders are the main contenders for the title. Pecco is very excited because he wants to make up for last year's defeat.. We hope he can give that extra 5%. ", said Rossi à Sky Sports Italy.

Despite a 2024 season marked by 11 Grand Prix victories, Bagnaia lacked consistency, his eight non-scores costing him the world crown. Rossi hopes that this experience will serve as additional motivation for his protégé.

Collaboration between bagnaia et Marquez is generating huge anticipation. Rossi knows that this cohabitation could redefine the hierarchy of the paddock. Ducati, with a bike recognized as the most efficient, sees its chances of domination reinforced. However, Rossi anticipates a season filled with interpersonal challenges and struggles for ascendancy in the garage Ducati.

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Valentino Rossi: “ MotoGP remains my home »

In 2025, the Academy VR46 will once again have four riders in MotoGP: Pecco Bagnaia, academy leader and two-time MotoGP champion, bagnaia aims for a third title with Ducati Lenovo. Luca marini, Rossi's half-brother, who is starting a new season at Honda in a difficult context, while the Japanese brand is desperately seeking to regain its competitiveness. Marco Bezzecchi who joined Aprilia for an ambitious project alongside Jorge Martin. And finally Franco Morbidelli who, after mixed passages at Yamaha et Pramac, will return to the team VR46 with a Ducati GP24.

Rossi is confident his charges will continue to play a pivotal role in the championship, despite the challenges of an increasingly competitive MotoGP grid.

Despite his role as mentor to the VR46 Academy pilots, Rossi remains active in motor racing. In 2024, he participated in the World Endurance Championship and GT World Challenge Europe with BMW. For 2025, Rossi plans to reduce its motor racing programme in order to increase its presence at MotoGP events: " MotoGP remains my home. I want to be more present in the paddock to support my drivers and live this passion as closely as possible ", he is said to have confided to his relatives.

With the arrival of Marc Marquez in Ducati and of George Martin in Aprilia, the 2025 MotoGP championship is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent years. Rossi, as a privileged observer, knows that this season could mark a turning point in the history of the sport. Between rivalries, new projects and young emerging talents, MotoGP promises to offer an unforgettable spectacle.

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