MotoGP Austria: Ducati admit Marco Bezzecchi ‘deserves factory bike’ but their hands are tied

Bezzecchi, who reboun🦄ded with a podium finish during the Austrian MotoGP after being taken out 🐭in the sprint, is expected to remain at Mooney VR46 next season.
That would mean Bezzecchi remains aboard a year-old spec Ducati, as opposed to jumping aboard the Italian manufacturer’s latestꦫ machine which will go the way of their two factory and Pramac riders due to contractual obligations.
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Speaking to , Gigi Dall’Igna said: "There really isn’t much room for manoeuvre in this sense. For us, Marco deserves a factory bike bec♐ause he has shown that he has the talent and ability, however🐭, our offer has its limits.
"We have agreements and the factory bikes are in💖 the Pramac team, wꩵe couldn’t do anything about this."
Following two DNF’s one of which was his mistake at Silverstone and the other being down to a turn one collision in the sprint in Austria,☂ Bezzecchi’s title hopes needed a big boost during Sund💮ay’s race.
Starting seventh, Bezzecchi man🦂aged to make light work of the riders around him before passing Alex Marquez for P3𝓡, with just a few laps remaining.
"After the sprint where there was this big chaos in the beginning I couldn’t show my potential unfortunately," added 𒁃Bezzecchi.
"𒐪So in the race I was very charged up to bounce back and show my potential. It was not easy from seventh position because in th⛦e qualifying I was maybe a bit too nervous and tried a bit too much.
"I made so many mistakes in my best lap. I started in the back but🌞 did the s🦩ame strategy as the sprint. I was pushed wide by Maverick again, but fortunately without any touch.
"It was not his fault bec♔ause he was already in the middle of🧜 the group."