Ducati have not yet decided what to do wit🌠h Enea 🐽Bastianini.

Every MotoGP rider (except for Repso🎐l Honda’s Luca Marini and KTM’s Brad Binder) will see their current contract expire at the end of this season meaning a frantic silly season is anticipated.

Ducati intend to keep hold of two-time MotoGP champion Franc𓆉esco Bagnaia but will not promise Ba൩stianini his place for next year

“No. First of all, we have to finalise w🦋ith Pecco,” team manager Davide Tardozzi said.

“Then we will see what’s going on in th�🍰�e second place.

“Enea is one of the guys that is under our eyes.

“But we will take a bit more time to de🎃cide the rider for 2025 and⛎ 2026.”

Tardozzi said a🏅bout Bastianini: “It’s an important year for him after a very bad 2023.

“I thin🌼k he has recovered all of his bod♓y problems.

“Mentally he is focused𝄹 to be one of the contenders for this year’s championship.

“He s𓄧howeꦗd in Qatar and Malaysia that he will be competitive.

“I think he will be one of the four or five guys who will play for the championshipꩵ until the end.”

Bastianini earned a call-up to Ducati’s factory team ahead of Jorge Martin after winning the second-most amount of🌞 grands prix in 2022.

But his debut ✃year in red was disrupted by injury, while Pramac’s Martin fou𒐪ght for the title.

Bastianini, 🍷knowing his bike is coveted (perhaps even by Marc Marquez) went second-fastest behind Bagnaia on Day 2 of the preseason Qatar test.

Bagnaia’s future is expected to remain with Ducati. He is in t♓alks over a new contract.

“We are discussing with his management the last detail🥀s,” Tardozzi said.

“We are not in a rush.

“Pecco is concentrating on the ‘꧋24 championship and the first race in Qatar.

“We a🧸re trying to finalise it as fast as possible.

“There is no deadline. Both 🅘parties want⭕ to stay together. Pecco wants to stay at Ducati. We absolutely want Pecco to stay with us.

“It’s just a💮 matter of time. We are trying to do it as soon as pos🔴sible but there is no rush.”

The GP24 that Bagnaia and Bastianini will climb onto this year has received great feedback from ride🍷rs.

Featuring a new fairing which initially took some getting us🌞ed to, the bike is an ominous sign for the rest of the grid.

Tardozzi summarised🌄 his team’s machinery: “Obviously, very happy. “Here in Qatar is confirmation of what we had in Sepang, that the ‘24 bike is in the right way.

“We are cons🏅idering the last few check✤s but the riders are very happy.

“We will come here for the ra🅰ce in a very good mood.

“We understand that our competitors have improved a lot. It will be a tough compe🧜tition.”