Ducati CEO delivers final verdict on Enea Bastianini vs Jorge Martin for factory seat

Jorge Martin’s Pramac contract reportedly included a clause w🥂hich would have seen him promoted into the factory team if he won the championship iꦉn Valencia.
Martin would 🦄have worn red as early as Tuesday’🐠s test, due to the contractual clause.
But,☂ Martin fell short in his title dream which means he is now set to stay put at Pramac in 2024.
Bastianini, as a result, will not lose his place alongside th꧋e baဣck-to-back champion Francesco Bagnaia.
"Bastianini confirmed? Absolutely, the🗹re are no variations,” Ducati CEO Domenicali told after the Valencia MotoGP.
Bastianini was 🐽picked above Martin a year ago for a promotion into Ducati’s top team after he won the second-most amount of grands prix in 2022 with Gresini.
But his first season as a factory rider has been ruined by injury, a spiral which began at the opening round i🌊n Portimao.
𓄧He did offer a reminder of his talents by winning the Malaysian MotoGP and will now have a second-chance to attack a new season on a factory bike.

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