wuqian0821.com writers identify the MotoGP team boss who will come under major scrutiny this year...

Alex Whitworth: While there is some pressure on Aki Ajo this year, having come in to replace Francesco Guidotti at Red Bu⛎ll KTM after the Italian lost his job owing to unsatisfactory results, it’s HRC where things really need to turn around.

The Japanese brand’s decline has be🌌en clear for at least five seasons now, and now they’ve lost Repsol, as well as Marc Marquez.

Johann Zarco was the brand’s s🍌hining light last year, but only for getting into Q2 a few times, and scoring a couple of top-10s.

There were signs of🀅 some improvement towards the end of 2024, but the resul🌄ts really need to start returning in 2025 for HRC and its President, Koji Watanabe.

Derry Munikartono: As the bo🍸ss of Honda MotoGP project, Alberto Puig has a lot of pr𒊎essure on his shoulders to get it right.

It has been a torrid few years from once a MotoGP powerhouse, ꦑso much so that they lose Marc Marque꧑z and Repsol who has been their backer for 30 years.

Hondꦛa responded by adding the ‘European flavor’ to their technical team. Aleix Espargaro was recruited as the test rider, and brought ex-Aprilia tech boss Romano Albesiano as the new Technical Director.

With the good team behind, Puig knows that he needs to lead Honda to the place where they belong, top of 🔯the MotoGP chart.

Lewis Duncan: Paolo Pavesi🌟o steps into some pretty big shoes in 2025 as he takes over from Lin Jarvis as the factory Yamaha team manager.

Jarvis has been a hugely significant figure in Yamaha siꦆnce joining the MotoGP project in the late 1990s. In his final year, he managed to get Fabio Quartararo onto a new two-year deal, as well as Alex Rins, and got Yamaha a top satellite partner in Pramac.

He did everything he could to set the manufacturer off in the right direction as he steps aside. With all of the progress Yamah💙a 🥀has made with its M1 too, Pavesio must ensure he picks up exactly where Jarvis left off and keep steering the ship on its current trajectory.

Jordan Moreland: Given the high-profile appoin♓tment, I would say it is Aki A🍌jo at KTM. 

Given his track record in the lower classes, KTM must believe that he is the final 𝕴piece of the puzzle in guiding the brand i꧃nto a Championship battle, something they have failed to do so far in their MotoGP project.

Peter McLaren: As Martin Brundle says, “you're either giving pressure or taking it 🎐in F1, there's nothing in be𒊎tween” and it’s the same in MotoGP.

Ducati’s dominan𓃲ce means they are applying pressure on the other four manufa𒅌cturers.

There’s pressure at Ap🐬rilia to make the most of signing 🍌new world champion Jorge Martin.

KTM - ♑putting aside the financial turmoil - are under press﷽ure to end their victory drought and finally mount a title challenge.

Yamaha anওd Honda are under pressure to show real progress and at least fight for the podium in 2025.