Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi says the marque was “forced to make some hard decisions for the heart” abouꦛt its 2025 MotoGP line-up that has now lost it the new world champion.

Pramac rider Jorge Martin wr♋apped up the 2024 title in the final round of the season at the Solidarity Grand Prix, after 🎀he finished third while rival Francesco Bagnaia won.

But Martin now leaves Ducati to join Aprilia for 2025, making his on-trackജ debut in Tuesdayജ’s post-season test.

Martin had been picked to join the factory Ducati team alongside Bagnaia in 2025, but it made a U-turn to promote Marc M🙈arquez instead after the eight-time world champion rejected an🔥 offer to race a works GP25 at Pramac.

The aftereffects had led Ducati to lose Pramac to Yamaha, Enea Bastianꦡini to KTM, and Martin and Mꦐarco Bezzecchi to Aprilia.

Asked by  if there was now regrets about what happened in the summer follo💟wiꦦng Martin’s title win, Tardozzi said:  “You know what, Ducati this year had the ‘Fabulous Four’ because the four guys who are first, second, third and fourth in the championship are for us.

“And unluckily we were forc🍸ed to take some decisions, make some really hard decisions on the heart🅠 side.

“And in the end we took it and unfortunately Martin and Enea have to leave Ducati because they prefer to have another f𝕴actory bike.

“This is a shame but it’s was sꦏomething that was i💖mpossible to recover. We wish the best for them for the future.

“Again, there was a decision to take and unfortunately this decision sent Pramac to Ya༺maha and Jorไge to Aprilia.

“But I think that Ducati will be strong anyway next year too, and I think that this is something we need to prove to the fans that we to❀ok the right decision.”

While Ducati now faces the real prospect of the numbe👍r one plate - which Martin is yet to decide on - appearing on a factory Aprilia in 2025, Tardozzi still considers the Bologina factory as “the real winner” of this year’s world title.

“In the end, ok I really want to beꦯ honest, it’s obvious that we wanted Pecco to win the championship,” he added.

“We are Ducati Lenovo team, but in the end Ducati 🌊is the real winner of 2024 because first, second, third and fourth in the championship are Ducati 🦄riders.

“Martin is a Ducati rider. Pramac has ℱthe full support of Ducat🅷i with factory bikes and seven people of Ducati working there.

“So, I think in the end, the re꧒al💜 winner of this championship is Ducati Factory.”

On Bagnaia missing out on the championship by 10 points despite winni💮ng 11 grands prix, Tardozzi noted: “Unfortunately he made some mistakes.

“Eight zeroes [D🌞NFs], it’s the reason why he didn’t win the championship.

“Eight zeroes versus three for Martin. But in the end, I🎶 think that he carried for two years the number one because he deserved it, because 𝓡he’s a champion.

“And I’m sure that he will fight for the championsh♏ip ne♏xt year too.”