Pembalap Merasa Tertekan Menjadi Pengganti Marc Marquez di Tim Gresini Racing

Jumat, 30 Agustus 2024 – 15:26 WIB

VIVA – Gresini Racing finally announced Fermin Aldeguer as a replacement for Marc Marquez for the next season. This means that the Moto2 rider will be Alex Marquez’s teammate in the Ducati satellite team.

Fermin Aldeguer is contracted for 2025-2026 at Gresini Racing. Initially, the rider who currently competes for Speed Up Racing was promoted to Pramac Racing, but the plan changed.

Considering that Pramac Racing chose to leave Ducati Corse and become a Yamaha satellite team starting next season.

After the decision was officially announced, the 18-year-old rider felt calm and proud to be able to compete in the premier racing event starting next year, but on the other hand, he felt pressured.

“I have to go to their garage and take off the number 93. This brings more pressure because Marc is an eight-time world champion,” he said, quoted by MotoGP.com on Friday, August 30, 2024.

The mental burden must be responded to calmly and focus when representing the Nadia Padovani team next season. He said there will be a difference between experienced riders and himself who is still new.

“I have to stay calm, work step by step. I am a rookie, not an eight-time world champion. So we have to focus on our own work,” he said.

Aldeguer is not the best in Moto2, especially this season. During the races, he only collected 112 points and ranked 5th in the current standings.

These points were obtained thanks to four podium finishes and two victories. It is not surprising if there were rumors circulating that the Spanish rider would not be considered by Ducati Corse due to his declining performance.

“When you see people say you don’t have a place in MotoGP next year, you don’t have a team next year, it’s not fun. But I have worked hard every day for the title this year, and arrived in MotoGP in the best condition,” he said.