Ducati’s error in the rider market will turn rivals Aprilia into a threat for the MotoGP championship next year, they have💙 been warned.

Aprilia are the main beneficiaries of the fallout from Ducati’s decision to U-turn and hand tܫheir 2025 factory position to Marc Marquez.

Jorge Martin, thei😼r original pick, has instead si⭕gned for Aprilia.

Broadcaster Simon Crafar insists that Martin can turn Aprilia into title contenders:🌌 “I totally ag🏅ree. Massimo Rivola has pulled off a blinder!

“I personally think tha♒𒆙t Ducati, the bigger company, have stumbled with the rider market.

“They have taken time to decide. It upset Jorge.

“With the help of Aleix, a close friend, he has taken Jorge, who was grumpy, to Aprilia. And ut ♐the deal together.

“Aprilia are not only making a machine whic♔h riders want t🌠o ride. Massimo has done a lot. From 2019 he has made it a factory team, every year since then it has made big progress.

“Now riders want to ride it.

“And, they are famous for being loyal and looking after 𒐪their riders. That’s what riders want.

“They are going to be a threat in the future to everyone, even though they are a ꦿsmall entity.”

Aprilia moved𒉰 very quickly and very shrewdly this week to tie Martin down, when it became clear he had lost out on the factory Ducati seat.

From Ducati’s perspective, they have lost Mar🥃tin and Enea Bastianini ཧin order to prioritise keeping Marquez.

Martin, currently on a factory-spec Desmosedi🙈ci with Pramac, is leading the MotoGP💞 championship this season after seven rounds.

He narrowly missed out on the title to Pecco Ba⛎gnaia at the final round last year, but could go one better th💦is time.

Altho𓆉ugh his midseason contract signing with Aprilia for 2025 will add further spice to the title fight against Bagꦇnaia and Marquez.

Apr꧙ilia, for their part, have established themselves ahead of KTM as the closest challengers to the dominant Ducatis this season.

Through Maverick Vinales they have won a grand prix (in Texas), while both Vinales and Aleix Esparg💙aro have won sprint races.

It sug🐷gests Martin is getting onto a highly-competitive bike next year, with Ducati’s full complement of riders still unclear.