Revealed: The big-money salary in Francesco Bagnaia's new Ducati contract
Francesco Bagnaia's ne⭕w base salary 🦩reflects his status as a two-time MotoGP champion but he can earn a hefty bonus too

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia's new Ducati co🐎ntract comes with a hefty pꦑay-packet, a reward for his results over the past two seasons.
Bagnaia penned a new deal with his existing team, tying him to the Italian manufacturer until the end of 2026, ahead of this weekend's 2024 season-opening Qatar MotoGP.
Bagnaia is now paid around €7m (£6m) per season, according to .
But he could actually exceed €10m (£8.5m) per season depending upon his results.
That's because his contꦚract has a base annual salary of €7m (£6m) plus a bonus if he wins the championship.
Bagnaia's previous contract was signed at the start of 2022 before he won th💖e title. At this time, he🧔 was earning the same money as Pramac's Jorge Martin and then-Gresini rider Enea Bastianini until his championship-winning bonus kicked in.
The base salary i📖n his new contract reflects his status as a two-time champion.
The money involved in Bagnaia's contract represents a major shift in methodology for Ducati since the days of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, who were both compensated 𒅌hugely.
Lorenzo, for example, was pไocketing a reported €25m for each of his two unsuccessful seasons.
Throughout this pไeriod of paying out hug🗹e salaries, Ducati failed to win the MotoGP title.
Finally, Bagnaia en﷽ded their 15-year wait since Casey Stoner's 2007 glory.
Bagnai꧙a won the title in 2022 and retained it last year, becoming only the third rider in the MotoGP era to claim back-to-back titles (after Valen♏tino Rossi and Marc Marquez).
Those results meant that extending 🍬Bagnaia's contract wa🥀s Ducati's priority.
Each of their other seven MotoGP riders wil🌸l see their current deals expire at the end o⛎f this season, along with most of the grid.
But the frenzied silly season that awaits will noಞt include Bagnaia, whose future is no longer up for grabs.
The seat alongside him in the factory Ducati team for 2025 is arguably the hottest ticket on the market. Enea Bastianini's position is under threat from Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez,🌜 most notably.
Bagnaia enters this weekend's Qatar M𝓡otoGP, al🔯ong with Martin and Marquez, as they key contenders to win the 2024 title.

James was a sports journalist a꧅t Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.