In separate statements published immediately by Prima Pramac Racing and the Yamaha Motor Racing team in Assen, the structure of Paolo Campinoti, who has been loyal to Ducati since 2005, will leave the Borgo Panigale umbrella to become a new partner with Yamaha, making this official. that box populi since Mugello. The “multi-year agreement” between them will be seven years, as reported by Campinoti this morning on the specialized website ‘gpone’.
“What I want to make clear right away is that this is not a matter of money. In fact, in the short term I will lose, because I will not get the variable that I have from the sponsors. Because obviously I don’t believe one bit that we will get the same results we are used to,” admitted Campinoti to the aforementioned Italian media.
“I stayed for a long time because of my deep personal friendship with Gigi Dall’Igna. I needed time to metabolize. But I decided when I saw that Bastianini’s overtaking of Martin at Mugello caused incredible enthusiasm in the Ducati garage. I understand Tardozzi, but there’s also Claudio Domenicali, Militia, everyone… but why isn’t Martin one of their pilots?”
There he decided that he would not exercise the automatic renewal clause for two years. Although the big disagreement came from last year when he couldn’t get Marc Márquez who went to Gresini Racing.
This is what is written in the statement of the Italian team:
“Prima Pramac Racing is delighted to join Yamaha as the second factory team for the 2025 MotoGP season.
The Yamaha chapter opens a new era for Prima Pramac Racing, promising exciting opportunities and a renewed sense of ambition. Yamaha, with its rich heritage and proven track record in MotoGP, is perfectly aligned with Prima Pramac Racing’s vision for the future.
Over the past 20 seasons, Pramac Racing has enjoyed a successful partnership with Ducati, establishing itself as a formidable force in the MotoGP™ paddock. The decision to part ways with Ducati was not taken lightly and we thank them for a long and successful career together.
For the rest of the season, Prima Pramac Racing is focused on maintaining its current momentum in the championship and its team spirit with Ducati.
“Prima Pramac Racing and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. look forward to this exciting new journey together, with a shared goal and united vision for success in MotoGP.”
Yamaha provides more data
The agreement includes Yamaha supplying Factory YZR-M1 bikes with the same specifications as the official team, riders contracted directly by Yamaha, “to be announced in due course”, and MotoGP engineering staff contracted of Yamaha working with the staff of the Prima Pramac Racing team. The status will be similar to that of KTM, which will have two strong teams with the same bikes. Three years after losing Petronas, Yamaha has regained its second team to try to shorten the deadlines for its recovery.
The new Factory Yamaha second team will remain independently owned and remain based in Rugby, UK. The agreement includes future collaboration on a Moto2 project that will serve as a platform for its future riders.
Source: La Verdad
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