Overview

• Francesco Bagnaia said he will start Mandalika with the same package used at Motegi and believes he can repeat the Japanese GP level of performance.
• Ducati and Ohlins integrated a 2024‑spec front fork with 15mm less travel, a 2024 swingarm and an oversuspension resonator, which improved stability, braking confidence and cornering agility.
• Team and technical voices credit the combined setup, refined at the Misano test, with ending Bagnaia’s front‑end struggles and bringing back his aggressive braking style.
• Fresh off clinching the title, Marc Márquez described feeling fatigued heading into Indonesia after the adrenaline drop from Motegi and had managed the Japanese weekend conservatively.
• Reporting indicates Ducati aims to keep both factory riders for the next two years, while Alberto Puig said a Honda return for Márquez is not excluded but premature, feeding 2027 rules‑driven market speculation that includes interest from Fabio Quartararo and Pedro Acosta.