On Wednesday, Motorsport.com revealed that 18-year-old Spaniard Aldeguer has agreed a cope with Ducati to hitch Pramac on manufacturing facility equipment in 2025.
Aldeguer gained 5 grands prix in Moto2 final 12 months on his approach to third within the championship and is without doubt one of the extra highly-rated prospects within the MotoGP paddock proper now.
Regardless of his relative lack of grand prix expertise with simply 48 begins coming into 2024, Martin believes Aldeguer is “prepared” for MotoGP.
“Yeah, I feel he’s prepared,” Martin stated throughout Pramac’s 2024 livery launch in Bahrain on Wednesday. “I feel he, after the top of final season we noticed his potential.
“Now it’s time to essentially display for a protracted season and be combating for a championship. However for positive I feel for the time being he’s the strongest in Moto2. [He needs] to be relaxed.
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing, Franco Morbidelli, Pramac Racing
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“I don’t know if he has signed or not, however this I feel will give him some confidence into the season.”
Aldeguer’s arrival to Pramac means one in all its present riders in Martin or Franco Morbidelli must be moved apart subsequent 12 months.
Martin has already made his needs to step as much as the manufacturing facility Ducati squad – which might have occurred this 12 months had he gained the 2023 title – clear.
However with the manufacturing facility workforce prone to re-sign reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia and its present secure brimming with potential candidates to hitch him, a promotion just isn’t assured for Martin at this stage.
Requested by Motorsport.com about his future state of affairs, Martin stated: “Effectively, I feel it’s nonetheless early. Now we have to attend. I feel Ducati needs to grasp precisely what can be… nicely, I feel they’ve chosen Bagnaia already.
“For positive he deserves it. However let’s see. I feel I’ve proven what I’m able to and I feel if I begin the season on this approach [like I showed last year] there isn’t a different probability.
“My precedence is to go to the manufacturing facility seat of Ducati, but when not let’s see.”
