Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini agree that a year-old Ducati will soon win a MotoGP race.

Marc 🌱Marquez is the notable leader of the GP23 riders, and ha꧃s come closest to victory so far.

Gresini teammate Alex Marquez and VR46 duo Fabio di Giann𒊎antonio and🐻 Marco Bezzecchi also ride the year-old versions of the bike.

“I think the win from a '2ꦅ3 bike will come soon,” Bagnaia told .

“But right now the level is very high, with the new tyres🍸 it's very high🐽 again and [GP24 riders] are doing a very special job.

“We are not just here, we are not three slow riders, just we are doing a very excellent j🔥ob.”

His factory Ducati teammate Bast𝄹ianini added: “I agree with Pecco.

“I remember last year it was impor🎐tant to brin♍g some time, to do some modification on the bike was different compared to [his bike with Gresini in 2022].

“But the '23 bike for me compare🌳d to '24 is so similar and well, for me this did not change a lot.

“Like you say, Pecco, probably t🦩he '23 bike caꦗn win in the future.

“But the problem is the level [of r🀅iders on the factory-spec bike]💃.

“We are really clos🅺e and Marc for the moment is much faster with the '23 bike.

“But for the difference,ꦏ for me, it’s not really🔯 a big one.”

Jorge Martin, rid꧃ing a fa﷽ctory-spec machine with Pramac, added: “I thought [at Mugello] the '23 will have been more competitive.

“Because last yea꧃r, in the changes of direction, I was stronger than this season.

“So this year I sꦐtruggled quit🔥e a lot more with the '24 than last year with the '23.

“Now it's difficult to say but they꧅ are so similar.”

Last yea🐲r, the old version of the Ducati was a regular grand 💜prix winner.

VR46’s Bezzec🦄chi fought for the title on a 2023-sওpec machine, while then-Gresini rider Di Giannantonio also won a race.

Al๊ex Marquez won🐭 two sprints last season on the GP23, too.