Acosta to Ducati? And other early 2027 MotoGP rumblings

<p>The 2027 rule changes mean MotoGP riders and teams are going to have to take massive early punts with their next deals.</p><br><p>It’s kicking off already with reports that Pedro Acosta’s camp is already angling to get him onto a factory Ducati, but that certainly won’t be the only pre-Christmas plotting going on.</p><br><p>Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer convene on The Race MotoGP Podcast to discuss that Acosta/Ducati possibility, where the resurgent Honda fits into the rider market machinations and who we really think deserves nice sweet-handling Aprilia and a reassuring hug from Massimo Rivola.</p><br><p><strong><em>BLACK FRIDAY: Get 50% off your first month when you sign up to our motorbike-only Riders tier </em></strong><a href="https://patreon.com/therace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>on Patreon</em></strong></a><strong><em> for our 2015 revisited series, ad-free listening and more.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Follow the ...