The It♑alian is currently competing in his third season in WorldSBK, all of wh💜ich have come aboard the Motocorsa Ducati. 

Bassani missed out on the factory Aruba.it Ducat𝔍i ride this season but was ꦏexpected to challenge Michael Ruben Rinaldi for the seat again in 2024.

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However, Nicolo Bulega has become the rider of choice for the Italian manufacturer, le🦋aving🅷 Bassani without a factory seat once again.

Expected to remain with Motocorsa as a result, Bassani could now be a contender for the vacant Kawasaki se🎉at after Jonathan Rea sealed a surprise move to Yamaha for 2024ꦐ. 

Itching to become a factory rider, Bassani told WorldSBK.com: "The future is always di🔥fficult to speak about. I don’t know what will happen in the future.

"I’m doing what I need to do. I try to put in 100% when I’m on the track to try to finish aꦏt the front and out of the track it’꧒s the job of my manager to speak with the teams. 

"It’s not easy to accept but this is the situation. H𓃲ow I feel a🐟bout not having a factory bike isn’t easy to explain. 

"It’s a strange world. Sometimes you don’t have what you deserve. It’s not good for me but also, I feel like people are scared of me because I’m a fast rider and I say whaꦏt I want to say. It’s not easy to have me in a team! It’s a strange situation."

Bassa♌ni has shown the ability to run at the front in WorldSBK on multiple occasions, although he’s still without a victor♓y.

The closest he came was at Imola when he led most of the race before Toprak Razgatlioglu eventually got t🔜he better of him.

But Bassani is keen to deliver that type of performance afte✤r admitting he feels at his best when fighting at the front.

"I think my 2023 season has been a good season," added Bassani. "We’ve done a really good job and I’ve fought for♏ the podium. 

"I’m happy for the job we’ve done𒆙 with the team and for the job I’ve done. The best moment of this season was Race 2 at Imola. 

"We fought with Toprak for the victory, and we weren’t far away. Misano was special, but Michael crashed in front of me⛄, so I finished third, but I was fourth. 

"At Imola, 🅰we fought for victory, so it was a different feeling. When I fight w♏ith the front guys, Jonny or Toprak, I feel like I’m in the right place. 

"I feel good and I enjoy battling with them because t♕hey are the best guys in the world with a motorbike. It’s a really special moment for me and I feel good."