Nobody wants to be an underachiever.

But unfortunately, in MotoGP's 2024 season, one rider stood out fr💎om the pack after doing much l꧒ess than we anticipated.

Once again﷽, it was a season dominated by Ducati. Marc Marquez ꧋demonstrated what the GP23 was capable of but the others riders couldn't match him - a reflection of his genius.

That left our experts pondering who was MotꦫoGP's underachiever of the year...

Lewis Duncan: Marco Bezzecchi was expected to be thorn in the side of the main championship protagonists again i🏅n 2024, having won three grands prix in 2023 on his way to third in the standings with VR46. 

But he came nowhere near that form in 2024.

Much of that was down to the GP23 not working well with his h🌃ard-braking riding style. But his team-mate Fabio Di Giannantonio was on the s🐭ame bike and was 12 points clear in the standings despite missing the final two rounds to have surgery.

Bezzecchi faces a big job now at Aprilia as a factory rider goin𒀰g up against reigninꦍg world champion Jorge Martin. 

Jordan Moreland: Marco Bezzecchi, after his performances in 2023 and finishing iไnside the top 3 of the World Championship.🐽 

His 2024 was simply 🌟not good enough, he was 239 points off Mar💙c Marquez's top GP23 total. 

🌳Let'༒s hope he can improve onboard the Aprilia for 2025.

Peter McLaren: Beaten by only Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin last season, with three GP wins, I don't think anyone predicted Marco Bezzecchi dropping to 12th in this year’s world championship and last of the Ducati riders🍸. 

The Jerez podium was his main highlight. 

As Aprilia’s Massimo ꦯRivola said after signing ཧBezzecchi for 2025: “My feeling is that the real Bez is the one of last year and not this year.”