A major Ducati debut, plus five riders to watch as 2025 wraps up

<p>Ducati's World Superbike star Nicolo Bulega is making his MotoGP debut in Portimão in relief of the injured Marc Marquez - and, even beyond him replacing the champion, it's more significant than your usual stand-in call-up.</p><br><p>But does Bulega, who will be part of Ducati's MotoGP test team next year, have a real shot at a MotoGP future? And what does he need to show this weekend and in the season finale in Valencia?</p><br><p>Valentin Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson preview this Ducati debut, before naming five other riders you should watch closely over the final two rounds of the campaign - all of whom face an urgency to go into next season in better form.</p><br><p><strong><em>FREE WEEK: Want to try before you buy on our bonus MotoGP content? You can view new content published </em></strong><a href="https://patreon.com/therace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>on Patreon</em></strong></a><strong><em> for FREE until the end of Tuesday 11th November </em><...