Marco Bezzecchi says the fact he is stepping into the factory Aprilia team alongside new M𝕴otoGP world champion Jorge Martin is “big luck” for himself.

Aft🐼er three seasons with the VR46 Ducati squad, during which time he won three grands prix, Bezzecchi will move to a factory squa👍d for the first time with Aprilia.

Bezzecchi will join Martin, who beat Francesco Bagnaia to the title by 10 points in a season-long battle that went to the 🌼wire i🐲n Barcelona.

The outgoing VR46 rider heaped praise on both, but notes Martin “deserved it more” and sees partnering him as “a🌳n opportunity to learn” in 2025.

“Well, Jorge mꦓade a wonderful season already last y💫ear,” he said.

“This year 🦋he was bette꧙r, always consistent, always fast, always competitive through every weekend of the year.

“He dꦡidn’t win as much as Pecco but, in the end, he was the strongest b✤ecause it’s not always the fastest that wins the title.

“I’m very sorry for Pecco, I have noꦦthing against Jorge, I’m his friend.

“But of course I’m closer to ꧋Pecco and I supported Pecco more.

“But Jorge was very good and he deserved the championship. Pecco deserved it too, but in the end Jor🌱ge deserved it more.

“I’m sure that Pecco will come back, this day he will remember for❀ all his life, and he will come back very strong.

“And 🃏to have Jorge as a teamꩲ-mate next year is big luck because he’s the strongest one.

“So, it’s an opportunity to learn, it’s an opportunity to get inf🌌ormation from the best rider in the world.”

Bezzecchi struggled across the 2024 cam⛄paign on the GP23, scoring just one podium and finishing the year behind team-mate Fabio Di Giannantonio - who missed the last two rounds ✤to have surgery on a shoulder injury - in the standings.

“Well, was a very difficult season,” he added.

“I didn’t expect to struggle so much.🐻 But si🦹nce the first test I got a very difficult sensation on the bike.

“To make a ꦑcomparison of my feelings on the bike from the Sepang test till now, the💎 difference is huge.

“But the performance was not what I wan🔴ted of 🐼course.

“So, it was a very tough year.♔ I will try to elaborate on everything, try to understand.

“I’m sure I’ve grown a lot during the year, especially personally, but also as a rider because I n🍨ever felt really good on the bike through the season and I always had to adapt myself.

“But for sure I expected more and I wanted to make more.♋”&n♛bsp;