Marini considered for Pramac after Bezzecchi rejection

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi rejected the ꦿchance to swap his VR46 team for Pramac next season, and therefore trade a year-old bike for the latest spec.

“I'm not surprised,” sportiꦉng director Ciabatti told .

“We thought he deserved an official bike, in 2024 we will🌊 have four official bikes by contract.&n🍌bsp;

“We had in 2022 to have five official bikes but we re🌞alised that had excessive costs.&n൲bsp;

“The only opportunity💫 for🐼 Bez to have an official bike was to place him in Pramac, with Matteo Flamigni. 

“However, knowඣing Marco's relationship with the VR46 team, I understood his cho𝓡ice very well. I understand and appreciate it.”

That left Ducati needing a Plan B for Pramac.

They plumped for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli, who had lost his Yamaha seat, but not without other consideraไtions.

“We did a series of evaluations, and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini was♊ also there, then the decision shifted to Franco,” Ciabatti said.

Bastianini struggled 'more than we expected'

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini has been backed to conꦓtinue as a factory rider despite an injury-ravaged first year wearing red.

“He did an important job last year, four vi𒁃ctories,” Ciabatti remembered.

“This year he struggled a little, a𝐆 little more than we expected, already in the tests, to adapt to a different working environment. 

“Let's not forget that he had to change crew chief because Alberto Giribuola decided to go to 𒆙KTM.

“However, it is a season in which all the things that could go wrong did go 🏅wrong. 

“But in Indonesia, in the race,ℱ he set the fastest lap and so I think we are on the right track."

'Difficult to say how competitive Iannone will be'

Ducati have also opted to place 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Iannone into their Go Eleven WorldSBK team in 2024.

Iannoౠne, the former Ducati MotoGP rider, will conclude a four-year doping ban in December.

“Operatio🌊ꦺn defined in recent weeks,” Ciabatti said. 

“I'm very pleased, his desire ♏shows how much he still wants to race, but four years of inactivity ꦬis a long time, so it's difficult to say how competitive he will be. 

“I think itꦬ will take some time but then he will be among the protagonists. 

📖“He is still relatively young,🐻 given how much Alvaro Bautista is doing.”

Factory vs Pramac team orders?

The burning question is whether Ciabatti and co will influence the MotoGP title fight between factory rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and Pramac’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin.

“If Ducati were worried about making another team win, they wouldn't give ▨Pramac and Jorge Martin the same type of bike and♒ evolutions,” Ciabatti insisted. 

“The most attentive will have noticed that in recent races there are fins mounted on the front f𝓰orks. Which bikes have it? Those of Bagnaia and Martin.

"They🌊 have exactly the same technical package and seven people from Ducati work there in Pramac. 

“I understand that thos🌄e who conspire don't believe it, but that's how i♋t is. 

“We decided to put the Lenovo and Pramac riders in the same situation, right or wrong, may the best⛦ win. 

“We consider them two official teams, it is thanks to Pramac that we have brought seve🍨ral riders on official motorbikes.”