MotoGP Austria: Marco Bezzecchi reveals 'Plan A' - but there's still no agreement with Ducati
That’s despite suggestions from Ducati that they cannot provide factory-spec machinery for the impressive young Italian unless he lea♎ves Valentino Rossi’s team.
Like Luca Marini, Bezzecchi currently uses year-old Desmosedicis at 𝓰VR46, while the official Ducati team and Pramac have access🐎 to the latest bikes.
Bezzecchi, who has already taken two grand prix wins during his second MotoGP season and currently holds third in the title chase, has show𓃲n he deserves a machinery upgrade.
But Ducati insists they cannot equip five riders with GP24s meaningꦛ Bezzecchi’s choice would appear to be a move to Pramac, in place of Johann Zarco, or remaining on older bikes at VR46.
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“As you already know my plan A would b𝔉e to stay in Mooney VR46,” Bezzecchi said at the Red Bull Ring on Thursday.
“The Academy, my management is tryinꦯg to work to find a better sol𓆉ution for me.
“I think in Barcelona [September 1-3] I can ꦚgive you a precise decision.”
While Bezzecchi's VR46 management is still presumably trying to get Ducati to ch🐎ange its stance on a fifth GP24 entry - "We did that for 2022, it didn't work” -♒ possible middle-ground solutions could be a factory contract and guaranteed early upgrades for a GP23 at VR46 next season.
Bezzecchi had closed the points gap to Ducati’s reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia with second place behind Alex Marquez in the Silverstone Sprint but lo♔st all the ground gained - and more - when he fell behind Bagnaia in the Sunday race.
“At Silverstone ไunfortunately I made a mistake which created a crash. The speed was there, my confidence was there,” Bezzecchi said.
“I can’t ♏wait to jump back on this is a track I really like. There are different bankings on the track, and very hard braking. I൩ like hard braking, it’s a strong point where the Ducati can work well.”
Bezzecchi has w💎on at the Red Bull Ring in both Moto3 a🐻nd Moto2.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story a🎀nd Marc Marquez’s injury is🍸sues.
