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

Bezzecchi, who rebounded with a podium finish during the Austrian MotoGP after being taken out in the sprint, is expected to remain at Mooney VಌR46 next season.
That would mean Bezzecchi remains aboard a year-old spec Ducati, as opposed to jumping aboard the Italian manufacturer’s latest machine whic😼h 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 be🏅cause he has shown that he has the talent and ability, however, ouཧr offer has its limits.
"We have agreements and th🌱e factory bikes are in the✅ Pramac team, we 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 managed to make light work of the riders around him before passing Alex Marquez for P3, wit🧸h 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 Bezzecchi.
"So in the race I was very charged up to🅺 bounce back and show my potential. It was not easy from seventh position because in the qualifying I ღwas 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 same strategy as the sprint. I was pushed wide by Maverick again, but fortunately without any touch.
"It was not his fault beca✱use he༒ was already in the middle of the group."