Ene𒆙a Bastianini committed too early to KTM, it has been suggested.

Bastianini became the forgotten man in the battle between Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin for the 2025 factoryౠ Ducati seat.

Current incumbent Bastianini saw the writing on the wall and, shortly after Marquez was confirmed, he signed for KTM’s Tech3 team for next seas🤪on.

“In realitꩲy, we know he wanted to stay but it was taken away from him,” TꦑNT Sports’ Neil Hodgson said.

“I think he panicked a little bit. All of the seats were being taken up quickly. The Tech3 KTM seat was av𓃲ailable and he just jumped ship.

“If he waited, even two or three days, the factory Aprilia ride would havꦚe been available foꦗr him.

“I think they would have chosen E🅠nea in front of Marco Bezzecchi. I would have, if I had the choice of those two riders.

“I think he’l🍌l regre🅘t that now. But, if you don’t make a decision? Someone will end up with no ride!”

KTM have named an exciting new-look duo of Bastianini and Maverick Vinales for Tech3 next season, pro🥂mising them identical machinery to the factory pair of Brad Binder and Pedr🍌o Acosta.

But KTM’s slip away from competing𒁃 with the dominant Ducatis this season remains a worry.

“At the moment, there is no s🐻olution,” Sylvain Guintoli said.

“There is restruꦚcturing, [techni✅cal director] Fabiano Sterlacchini is on his way out. They have not renewed him.

“For now, it lookꩵs like they are struggling. On most tracks, Ducatis and Aprilias make inroads but KTM are not making that꧃ step.”

Hodgson added: “I🎐 spoke to the riders. The problem is that it’s not just one key area, like braking stability or the electronics.

“It’s a l⭕ittle bit of everything which makes the puzzle ༺even harder to fix.

“They are small details. We are talking about, maybe, 0.2 or 0.3 of a secon🃏d. But to find that is huge, it’s not a simple fix.

“But KTM are so serious about winning at this level so they’ll throw eve🍨rything at it.

“They’ve got such a good line-up next year, they’ve got 🌳the right riders and they need to produce the right motorcycle for them.”

Even the form of teenage rookie Acosta has😼 disappeared at recent rounds.

After early podiums in Portugal and America, he hasn’t threatened the usu🌌al frontrunners at the past couple of rounds.

“Acosta jumped on that bike and, even in winter testing,෴ was able to go super fast,” Guintoli commented.

“He felt co🐎mfortable with the front end of the bike. In the first GPs he made a difference, and put pressure on🎃 Binder and Jack Miller.

“Sin๊ce then, he’s had a few hiccups and a few crashes.”