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Ducati postpones MotoGP balance to 2025 after relying too much on Marc Marquez and losing two bikes
2026 will be a very important year for Ducati. It will celebrate its 100th anniversary on July 4th, and the centerpiece of the celebration will be World Ducati Week, which will be held from July 3rd to 5th at the Marco Simoncelli Circuit in Misano. And Ducati celebrates its 100th anniversary with two of the best seasons in MotoGP history. They were privileged witnesses to Marc Márquez’s most brutal reconquista in motorcycling history, giving him the necessary resources and support that helped Ducati achieve its third ever Triple Crown, following in 2007 and 2022, and they returned the favor even more.
2025 was Ducati’s second best season in history, with 17 wins and 44 podiums. The number of Ducati riders on the grid has gone from eight to six, with leader Marc Marquez missing the last four GPs, just two short of last year’s record of 19. Four riders contributed to the victory: Marc Márquez (11 times, 7 of them in a row between Aragon and Hungary), Alex Márquez (3 times), Pecco Bagnaia (2 times) and Fermín Aldeguer (1 time).
Ducati has extended its historic record for consecutive podiums by a rider to 88 races, which began with the 2021 Aragon Grand Prix. And all six riders have been on the podium multiple times this year. There have been seven Ducati-only podiums this year, with four consecutive podiums between Thailand and Qatar, Aragon, Mugello and Germany, all in the first half of the season. And in 20 of the 21 sprint races (with only Indonesia missing out), at least one Ducati finished on the podium.
Ducati was on the verge of achieving a record victory in 2024. As well as two more bikes, he currently owns a bike from Yamaha customer Pramac Team, which won the team title in 2023 and the drivers title in 2024. Ducati took a historic record of 19 wins out of a possible 20, with only Vinales’ victory for Aprilia in Austin avoiding that. In 14 of these, Ducati had three podiums, which is also a historic record, with a total of 53 podiums achieved by six different riders. Ducati riders took 16 pole positions and every sprint race had at least one Ducati rider on the podium.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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The season finale and Monaco’s failure will be shown. Where are the most overtakes in F1?
The Formula 1 2025 season was full of competition and transitions. Although fewer in number than last year and fans and drivers not always able to enjoy the action on track, there were still plenty of genuine overtakes.
On some routes there were very few, as expected. The fewest overtakes took place in Monaco; There were only four overtakes during the entire race. And most of them were at the season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 60th.
Below is the exact number of actual overtakes on each stage; this number does not take into account position changes on pit road during the first lap as the driver exits or exits the track. The chart only reflects actual overtaking on the motorway.
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The Verstappen Racing team has opened a new page in the history of the Max Verstappen racing program by signing an agreement with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
According to the agreement, the team will continue to compete in GT World Challenge Europe and will switch to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 car for the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup series from 2026.
Chris Lalham will continue to compete in Sprint Cup for the second consecutive season. He will be joined by Daniel Juncdella, who has extensive experience in GT3 and a strong background at Mercedes-AMG. The duo will compete in five Sprint Cup rounds at iconic European tracks.
Verstappen Racing will also compete in the Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe in 2026. Lalham and Juncdella will be joined by Jules Gougnon on five Endurance tours, including the legendary 24 Hours of Spa.
The team’s opponent will be Ukrainian Ivan Klimenko, who competes in the Silver class in the same championship.
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Mercedes driver George Russell received a rather unusual Christmas gift from Charles Leclerc as part of Secret Santa.
The Briton received a chart showing his overtakes at the Dutch Grand Prix, arguably one of the most exciting moments of the season.
After unwrapping the gift, Russell said: “Look at him. He’s such a nice guy. He can only overtake illegally, so that’s all he has going for him – taking people off the track. I’m speechless to be honest.”
When asked if he wanted to wish Leclerc a Merry Christmas, the British driver playfully added:
“He doesn’t deserve this. Maybe I’ll give him another photo of Kimi knocking him out of the race and remind him of what happened a few laps later. Thank you Charles. Thank you for nothing.”
🎁 | Amigo secreto!
There is no information that George Russell bought Charles Leclerc.😂
“It’s a very delicate piece. It means having a form that’s not legal. It means they’re unarmed… much better.” pic.twitter.com/O7MLLWdTtB
— Team George Russell Br🇧🇷 (@teamgeorgerllbr) December 23, 2025
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