Aprilia Leaps Ahead in MotoGP, Ducati Scrambling

It's April 5th.

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Ducati's finally owning up that they're not the top dog in MotoGP anymore.

Marco Bazeki's big win at the United States Grand Prix last weekend put a Prilya firmly

in the lead spot with the best bike on the grid.

Ducati's team manager, Davi Tardosi, straight up said they've been outpaced.

Earlier this year, a Prilya started strong with wins in Thailand and Brazil, but some

shocked it up to special tires.

Now with Bazeki dominating in normal conditions at Austin, it's clear Aprilia's leap is real.

They've gained 7-8 tenths of a second over last year, while Ducati's only up by 1-2

tenths.

Riders and fans are feeling the shift hard.

Aprilia's leading all three championships after three races, riders, teams, and constructors.

Ducati's scrambling and forth for teams, barely ahead of KTM and constructors by 32 points,

with Fabio D. Gian Antonio as their top guy.

But trailing Bazeki, Jorge Martin, and even KTM's Pedro Acosta.

Tardosi's calling it catch-up mode, praising a Prilya's tech-chum, but betting on their

engineers to flip it.

Mark Marquez isn't fully fit for mode injuries.

Firm and Altaguere missed a race, and bad luck like tire blowouts hit them too.

Still, Marquez showed fire in Austin, closing gaps fast mid-race.

With 19 races left and upgrades eyed for Perez, Ducati's not waving the wife flag.

They're gearing up to chase that title run right back.