Ducati’s update on Francesco Bagnaia future and a prediction for silly season
Ducati have big contractual decisions to make b🍬ut they 🍒want to keep Francesco Bagnaia

Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna says there is still “work to do” to keep 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia🐈 with a new contract but he’s hopeful of striking🦋 a deal.
Every MotoGP rider except fꦯor Brad Binder (KTM) and Luca Marini (Honda) will see their current contract expire at the end of this season, meaning there could be a silly season furore in the coming months ahead of 2025.
Dall’Igna predicts that some riders will decide their long-term moves in the early stages𝕴 of the 2024 MotoGP season.
Bagnaia♉, as the champion of the past two years and Ducati’s key factory rider, is a priority to keep for the Italian manufacturer.
“We are �♎�working to try to find an agreement with Pecco,” general manager Dall’Igna told .
“𝐆A contract with 🦄a two-time MotoGP World Champion is never an easy thing, so we still have work to do.
“But I hope to be able to do it shortly.”
Bagnaia pre♔viously said: “We are discussing it.
“For sure I love Ducati. Ducati, I think loves🌼 me. And our relationship is growing, always.
“So I think it is a matter of a short time…”
But not every contract is a formality.
Jo꧂rge Martin insists he will quit Ducati unless he is guaranteed a factory seat in 2025, while Marc Marquez’s arrival at Gresini could be a stepping stone onto another team.
KTM dream of expanding their presence with extra bikes and have the prodigious Pedro Acosta making his MotoGP debut, while VR46 must decide whether or not to take t♉heir team to Yamaha which could have a knock-on effect in the rider market.
Dall’Igna warns that the first m♌ovements of silly season will come among th🎐e earliest rounds.
“In my opinion, many will start 🌺moving early,” h👍e said.
“So I think there will be a lot for you to report inꦫ the first few months of the year.”
🦄The key decision for Ducati, assuming they cling onto Bagnaia as expected, is who to put alongside him in rꦏed next year.
Martin’s fu🤪ture is at stake, perhaps Marquez’s with the Italian manufacturer too.
But Enea Bastiani💫ni could yet do enough to warrant stayඣing on.

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