Marco Bezzecchi
The 2025 MotoGP season is on the horizon as Trackhouse Racing unveil their bike for the new year.
The satellite Aprilia team endured a difficult 2024 campaign as they found top results hard to come back. Trackhouse finished ninth in the Teams’ Championship with just 141 points.
Riders Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez struggled to find consistency, both registering a best finish of sixth during the season.
Lorenzo Salvadori replaced Oliveira for four races after the Portuguese rider suffered a wrist injury in Indonesia. But the Italian fared no better, scoring no points and retiring from three of his races with the team.
As Trackhouse welcome Moto2 champion Ai Ogura to the team as Oliveira moves to Pramac with Yamaha, the American outfit will be hoping their 2025 bike will bring better results.
MotoGP fans notice Suzuki similarities with Trackhouse Racing’s 2025 livery
This season, Trackhouse have gone with striking new colours. The team have ditched their previous American flag-inspired livery and opted for a bright blue with shades of yellow and black.
And MotoGP fans took the comments of Trackhouse’s Instagram post as they could not help but notice the similarity with Suzuki’s livery. The Japanese manufacturer competed in the premier class from 2002 up until their withdrawal from the sport in 2022.
One fan wrote: “Suzuki called, they want their colors back”, followed by a cry-laughing emoji.
Another simply wrote: “Cosplay Suzuki”, while a fellow fan said: “Suzuki is back!!!” followed by a cey-laughing emoji.
Some fans were not impressed with the new design. One wrote: “How did track house go from the best livery in track (the blue and silver) to a btech Suzuki”, while another wanted to see other colours: “Could have added orange cos of gulf sponsorship but no, they had to copy Suzuki.”
But some were admirers of the new Trackhouse look as one fan commented: “Suzuki vibes, I like it.”
Ai Ogura will put Raul Fernandez under pressure at Trackhouse in 2025
After a disappointing 2024 season, Trackhouse will be hoping to have a stronger 2025 in their new colours.
Fernandez has been retained by the team but he will be under pressure to deliver results. The Spaniard has struggled in MotoGP since finishing second in Moto2 in 2021.
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He registered a career-best finish of fifth at Valencia in 2023 as he has found consistent results hard to come by.
Teammate Ogura comes to the premier class off the back of winning the Moto2 title. The Japanese rider failed to score points twice as he grabbed three wins and eight podiums.
The 23-year-old will be keen to make an impression in MotoGP. Sporting the new blue and yellow of Trackhouse, Ogura will certainly provide strong competition for Fernandez.
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