Francesco Bagnaia pinpoints the key area of improvement for the ‘24 Ducati

Francesco Bagnaia has hai꧂led the braking power of the 2024 Ducati

Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February
Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia rode last year’s Ducati, an๊d this year’s version, on Tuesday 𓂃in Sepang.

The MotoGP champion wil𓂃l race with the updated spec of the Desmosedici when his title defence gets unde💃rway.

The tran♔sition onto a new bike continued on the first day of the Sepang test where Bagnaia did some laps with each of his bikes.

“Today we were🐎 focusing a lot on two specs, ‘23 and ‘24,” he said.

“Iꦗ’m happy that, finally in th🎃e last exit, I decided to continue with the ‘24.

“I think ღthat I have good potential, more on the braking. We are adjust🌳ing the power delivery.

“I tried the long forks, like other Ducati rider𓂃s used last year, and the feeling was good. But the feeling is not the same as the short ones, so we still have something to improve.

“Co⛎nsidering the day, the amo🐎unt of laps I did, I’m quite happy.

“The aero we will try tomorrow, t𓂃he new fai𓆉ring. It’s something important, it will take a lot of time.

“Today was about understanding the two bikes. Tomorrow is im๊portant for the aero.”

Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February
Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February

Bagnaia explained♎ how the latest-spec Ducati is better even that tജhe dominant machine he rode last season.

“The way they put the en﷽gine is꧅ different, the weight is different,” he said.

“What I prefer i❀s the braking. It’s something I understood in Valencia.

“The acceleration and power delivery is different. It’s more ner♑vous.

“We are takin🍰g care, we made a step in front. The beܫst time today was with used tyres.

“Right now, I like it mor🌳e for the braking. It asks me to brake more.

“The top speed is very similar. During the day we improved a lot. The wind increased so it was difficult to understand if we improvedꦰ accelerati😼on.”

Bagnaia was 16th-fastest on Tuesday, the opening day in Sepang. He trꦜailed pa꧃ce-setter Jorge Martin by +0.862s.

Pramac's Martin, who Bagnaia edged to win the 2023 championship, wil🌞l join him in riding a GP24 this season.

Gresini and VR46 riders - Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio - will ride the GP23, th🥃e bike⭕ that Bagnaia and Martin battled with last year.

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