Despite in recent years title fights going down to the final race, MotoGP has faced criticism – mainly due to a lack of overtaking in some races.
Many blame aerodynamics and other technological advancements for this issue – in 2027, significant reductions in aerodynamics will be implemented, along with a ban on ride-height adjustment devices.
However, Luca Marini (Honda) does not believe the problem lies with race action. Speaking to Crash.net, the Italian pointed to the dominance of a single manufacturer: ‘You know, for me, the action is nice, not so bad. I think in 2024 also we had very good races. The biggest problem for me is that there are only Ducatis at the top’.
The #10 rider, who raced a Ducati until 2023, highlighted that the scale of Ducati’s dominance is unprecedented: ‘In the past, we never had this kind of situation with so many bikes in the front from the same manufacturer. It was a Honda, a Yamaha, a Honda, a Yamaha, a Ducati. Like this, I think, brings a little bit more spice to the championship. But now [as a fan] you have to be on [Jorge] Martin’s side or on Pecco’s [Bagania] side and that’s it. Finished. So for me, at the moment, this is the biggest issue of our championship’.
In 2025, Martín moves to Aprilia after winning the title last year. However, Ducati remains the benchmark, with Bagnaia and Marc Márquez in the factory team. The manufacturer will also scale down to six bikes (four in satellite teams Gresini and VR46). Whether rival manufacturers’ improvements and fewer Ducati bikes on the grid will weaken their dominance remains to be seen.