Enea Bastianini admits he “knows the speed” of rivals aiming to grab his ‘25 Ducati

“It will be complicated. I am confident t🅷o stay here"

Enea Bastianini
Enea Bastianini

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini confessed that his rivals in pursuit of the 2025 Ducati seat are also worthy.

Bastianini is into his second 𓃲season as a factory Ducati rider but is in serious danger of being replaced next year.

With his contract expiring, and with teammate and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia already locked into꧟ a long-term deal, Bastianini is vulnerable.

Pramac’s Jorge Martin and Gresini’s Marc Marquez both appear likelier to be wearing re✅d next year than Bastianin꧟i.

“It’s a difficult decision for Ducati because we are the top four in the championship,” Bastianini s𓆏aid ahead of this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP.

“Pecco already ha🌠s the contract. It can be difficult, the decision.

“At the moment, my situation is not bad. The Ducati is so fast on th🧔e track and has improved. Every year we add something.

“I can be a factory rider next year. But, also, I know theꦺ speed of other riders like Jorge and Marc.

“It will be complicated.💝 I am con🃏fident to stay here. But let’s see.”

If Basti🐷anini is replaced, D༺ucati know they might lose him altogether.

Two alternative op⛄tions were pu﷽t to Bastianini in Barcelona.

He said about Aprilia and KTM: “It could be an optio♔n for the future.

“They have pro𝕴gressed in the last five yea♏rs and could be an option.”

Aprilia, in particulꦓar, have been credited with an interest in Bast🌄ianini.

Signing him woul♔d give them an Italian poster boyꦫ for their Italy-based brand.

And the retirement of Aleix Espargaro has now freed up room - and put pressur❀e on Aprilia to attract a high-calibre rider to replace their captain.

A good performance t😼his weekend in Barcelona would be good timing for Bastianini.

He arrives joint-fourth with Marquez in the MotoGP standings after five rounds, 40 points behind lea🎀der Martin.

Bastianini hasꦰ won in Barcelona in Moto3 but has never finished better than 10th in the p🥃remier class.

Last year, he was involved in an incident moments before Bagnaia’s ev♈en s🍎carier crash.

“I remember in 2022 I crashed, and last year I commi🐷tted a big mistake on Turn 1,” Bastianini recalled.

“It’s a strange race because the grip is too low. It’s important t🐈o have a good base on the set-up to work well.”

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