The MotoGP world may have been on an enforced three-week break in the wake of the postponement of the inaugural Grand Prix of Kazakhstan but manufacturers, teams and rider managers have been busier than ever as the pieces of the 2025 grid jigsaw start falling into place.
A spate of high-profile signings has stunned fans and paddock dwellers in equal measure, with as many as 13 of the grid’s 22 names poised to change squads for next year.
Ducati’s fear of losing Marc Marquez resulted in Jorge Martin sensationally defecting to Aprilia for 2025. Marquez signing with the factory Ducati team had further knock-on effects as Enea Bastiianini – the current holder of that seat – signed for KTM’s Tech3 squad, along with Maverick Vinales, his nose apparently put out of joint by Martin’s signing. VR46 Ducati’s Marco Bezzecchi will move across to take his seat in Aprilia’s factory team.
All of which has left Jack Miller without a place firmed up for next year.
The Townsville rider’s prospects haven’t been helped by a tough start to the season Ahead of the Assen round Miller was sitting 16th in the championship, having scored a measly 27 points. It was his worst position at this point in a season since 2016, his second year in MotoGP.
Emerging from Mugello without scoring a point was the
