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last year. For the second year
in succession, he enters the
season well behind the curve.
Plus, the fortunes of Trackhouse
Aprilia have been muted at best,
with neither Raul Fernandez nor
Ai Ogura gelling with the new
bike. Still, there's good reason
to believe the black bikes will
be Ducati's toughest opponents
once more.
two. Consistency, a previous
bugbear of the Aprilia operation,
is now a given. After showing
searing speed on used tires in
Malaysia, expect the Italian to be
a regular front-runner again.
It's not all been perfect this
winter, though. Martin missed
the Sepang test after undergoing
further surgery on the left wrist
and right shoulder he damaged
seat unit. Plus, its electronics
package has been improved.
"It shows that Noale is quite a
good company, able to improve
the performance every year," said
CEO Massimo Rivola. He's quite
right. Come the middle of 2025,
Bezzecchi was regularly point-
ing jabs at Marc Marquez as he
produced podium challenges
at each of the last 13 races, bar
