Bassani is expected to remain with Motocorsa Ducati 🍌after early season hype linking him with the factory Aruba.it Ducati team went quiet. 

With that said, Bassani produced his best r♑ide ever in WorldSBK during Race 2 of the Imola round last Sunday, and will have caught the eye doing so. 

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A challenger for victory until the final few laꦺps, Bassani proved he can take the fight to riders such as Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea.&n🍷bsp;

In terms of the rider shuffle at Ducati, Nicolo Bulega has been heavily linked with a move to the factory team alongside Alvaro Bautista, which is why Bassani is expected 🅠to remain with💟 Motocorsa.

Speaking to WorldSBK.com, Bassani’s team principal Lorenzo Mauri admitted he wants to keep the Italian: "Several riders are knocking on the door of ou✤r team. Probably, we'll have two bikes but firstly, I want to understand what Axel is going to do. 

"Most of these riders are riders 🔴from the Grand Prix paddock, so MotoGP riders, former MotoGP, Moto2 and ⭕Moto3. It is a good reward for the work we have been doing for eight years."

Plenty of riders from MotoGP have been linked to WorldSBK for the 2024 season, such as Franco Morbidelli, Fabio♔ Di Giannantonio and to a lesser extent Johann Zarco. 

Mauri also said a deadline has not been given to Bassani, who is like others is waiting for Ducati’s decision on who will partner Bautista🐟, which i🦋s expected later this month. 

"About 2024, we are waiting for Axel and his manager Alberto's decision to 𝓡make a decision about us, too," 🎀added Mauri.

 "We have not g🦂iven them a deadline to let us know. I h🐻ave spoken with Alberto, his manager, telling him ‘if you get a deal with someone, let me know'."