WSBK 2025: Ducati motorcycles reign without competition, a competition without surprises

The MotoGP and WSBK 2025 are about to start, and to be honest, it doesn’t look good at all. Between the injuries of the riders, the mechanical issues, and a WSBK championship that seems like a joke, we are certainly not in the exciting season opener that we’re used to. If you were hoping to see competition, risky overtakes, and suspense, well… maybe you chose the wrong year.

MotoGP: A Complicated Race

The first Grand Prix of the season will be in Thailand, and it’s already a complete chaos. Jorge Martín? Injured in the hand and foot, he will race, but like it’s a practice, so don’t expect him to do much. Bastianini and Viñales? They are still struggling to adapt to their new bikes, as they haven’t had enough tests. KTM? Acosta showed some interesting things this winter, but behind him, there is a mess.

Honestly, a championship that starts with the riders not being at their best sounds like a GP at a low point. But the biggest problem lies with Aprilia: the team is struggling to close its budget due to the lack of sponsors. In Italy, where sponsorship is a tradition, it’s a complete joke!

WSBK: A Made-Up Championship

This is total drama. The regulations for 2025 aimed to balance the forces among the brands so that none would dominate too much. Spoiler: it was quite the opposite. What’s the result? Six Ducatis at the front in the second race of the first weekend!

Bulega takes it all: pole, victories, absolute dominance. And Razgatlioglu, the only one who could give him a fight last year, now barely figures. To make matters worse, his BMW has been completely hampered by the new rules. Frustrated, the Turkish rider even threatens to quit if this continues. We have reached a level of manipulation in the championship that borders on the ridiculous. A sport where the winner is known before the race is no longer a championship, it’s a parody.