When satellite teams beat the ‘factory’ ones
It is obviously not the ‘rule’, but it is not so strange that sometimes satellite teams in MotoGP score more than the official ones. It has happened sometimes to the Tech3 team in the Yamaha era to beat the official M1s of Rossi and Vinales, while at Ducati the Pramac team on several occasions played the leading role even winning the title with Jorge Martin in 2024.
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Now it is Aprilia experiencing this situation. In recent races the Trackhouse team has been clearly more competitive than the official one and Davide Brivio emphasized that the Noale factory should be thanked because the RS-GPs are exactly the same.
Davide Tardozzi, who has indeed experienced a ‘defeat’ by a customer team firsthand, pointed out that in the big mix of riders fighting for the world title there are indeed both Ai Ogura and Raul Fernandez.
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“What role can Aprilia Trackhouse play? These are fighting for the World Championship – said Tardozzi to the microphones of Sky – Ogura is second by 14 points, Fernandez is a bit behind, but he has shown potential and has also won races. They absolutely must be considered for the World Championship.”
