Kevin Schwantz has warned Pecco Bagnaia that he will likely be pushed extra ceaselessly subsequent season when Marc Marquez turns into his teammate.
Marquez gained the battle for the 2025 manufacturing facility Ducati seat and will likely be alongside Bagnaia in an all-star line-up.
However their relationship will come below the microscope, with each riders battling for this 12 months’s championship and assured to fancy the 2025 title too.
“It’ll undoubtedly be a super-team, that’s for positive,” mentioned Schwantz, the 1993 500cc champion.
“Having each riders in the identical storage? The enter they are going to get from each riders going as quick as they go?
“It is going to be fascinating. It’ll proceed to construct Ducati, and Ducati’s benefit.
“They may nonetheless have satellite tv for pc bikes, as nicely.”
Pramac’s Jorge Martin presently leads the MotoGP championship forward of the Indonesia spherical this weekend.
However Bagnaia, present manufacturing facility teammate Enea Bastianini, and Gresini’s Marquez are within the hunt.
“The competitors between Marc and Pecco will proceed from this 12 months, for positive, into subsequent season,” Schwantz mentioned.
“The primary individual you don’t wish to be overwhelmed by is your teammate. It’s laborious to have teammate except they’re nowhere near beating you!
“Some rivalry within the crew, some competitors. Enea Bastianini has been good competitors for Bagnaia in sure locations, however I feel Marquez will push him each weekend.”
Aprilia want ‘the fitting rider’
Aprilia have been backed by Schwantz to turn into title contenders with Martin on their bike.
Ducati’s resolution to miss Martin for the 2025 official seat means he as an alternative signed for Aprilia, the place he’ll companion Marco Bezzecchi subsequent 12 months.
“Aprilia have executed an amazing job. Jorge Martin on the bike [in 2025],” Schwantz mentioned.
“Aleix Espargaro has executed job, he has developed it nicely. Maverick Vinales is doing job.
“When the bike is correct, it’s the most effective bike on the market, by far!
“We noticed at COTA this 12 months, Aprilia was the dominant bike from the primary apply.
“With the fitting rider – I’m not saying Maverick isn’t the fitting rider – however with any person like Martin, any person extra motivated, just a little quicker and extra keen to push the envelope, the sky is the restrict for Aprilia.
“They could be a contender for the world championship.”
‘I see myself’ in Pedro Acosta
Pedro Acosta has been tipped as a future world champion by Schwantz.
The rookie took MotoGP by storm within the earliest weeks of this season.
Acosta instantly earned a promotion from Tech3 to the manufacturing facility KTM crew for 2025, although his red-hot kind has tailed off in current weeks.
“Pedro has the potential to be a world champion, for positive,” Schwantz mentioned.
“He’s younger and spirited. He crashed twice in a session however doesn’t let it trouble him.
“I see numerous myself in Pedro.
“So long as he continues to mature, and will get quicker and quicker, and hones these race abilities, he will likely be a world champion, for positive.”
