Marco Bezzecchi says the fact he is stepping into the factory Aprilia team alongsid𒀰e new MotoGP world champio𝔍n Jorge Martin is “big luck” for himself.

After three seasons with the VR4🔯6 Ducati squad, during which time he won three grands prix, Bezzecchi will move to a factory squa🧔d for the first time with Aprilia.

Bezzecchi 🐎will join Martin, who beat Francesco Bagnaia to the tit🔥le by 10 points in a season-long battle that went to the wire in Barcelona.

The outgoing VR💎46 rider heaped praise on both, but notes Martin “deserved it more”🍬 and sees partnering him as “an opportunity to learn” in 2025.

“Well, Jorg♑e made a wonderful season already last ꦗyear,” he said.

“This year he was better, always consistent,ꦰ always fast, always competitive through every weekend of the year.

ও“He didn’t win as much as Pecco but, in the end, he was the strongest because it’s not always the fastest that wins the title.

“I’m very sorry for Pecco, I have nothing against Jorge, I’m his frien🍌d.

“But of course I’m closer to Pecco and I supported Pecco mor⭕e.

“But Jorge wa♛s very good and he dese♔rved the championship. Pecco deserved it too, but in the end Jorge deserved it more.

“I’m sure that Pecco will come back, this day he will remember for all hi♛s life, and he will come back very strong.

“And to have Jorge as a team-mate next year ꧂is big luck because he’s t🌟he strongest one.

“So, it’s an opportunit🔯y to learn, it’s an opportunity to get information from the best rider in the world.”

Bezzecchi struggled ac⛄ross the 2024 campaign on the GP23, scoring just one podium and finishing the year behind team-mate Fabio Di Giannantonio - who missed the last ꦯtwo rounds to have surgery on a shoulder injury - in the standings.

“Well, was a very difficult season,” he added.

“I didn’t expect to struggle sꦰo much. But since the first test I got a very difficult sensat💯ion on the bike.

“To make a comparison of myꦅ feelings on the bike from the Sepang test till now, the difference is 𓆉huge.

“But🍷 the𒆙 performance was not what I wanted of course.

“So, it was a very tough year. I will try to elaborate on everything, try to un✱derst✃and.

“I’m sure I’ve grown a lot during the year, especially personally, but also as a rider because I never felt really good on the bike through the season and I always had to adapt myself🦄.

“But for sure I expected more and🎀 I wanted to make more.”