For the moment, Ducati is playing the game with Enea Bastianini who, although a Gresini satellite rider, has a contract with the brand. He has won three times in seven contested games, and he is the best representative of the Borgo Panigale firm in the championship, finishing third in the provisional general standings, eight lengths behind leader Fabio Quartararo. He also put the official riders in red, Miller and Bagnaia, on the ropes, now respectively 40 and 46 points behind the reigning World Champion on Yamaha. How did Gigi Dall’Igna react? By giving all the necessary ammunition to Bastianini who, for the moment, is not using it…
The situation at Ducati is for the moment sportingly above all suspicion. It is thus described by the manager of bastianini, as it happens Carlo Pernat : " Dall'Igna did more than he promised. Gigi gave more than in the contract. We have things from the GP22. For the fairing, which we tested in Jerez, we are waiting for the second evolution which arrives in August, at Silverstone. Since we could only approve one, we chose to wait. The only thing we didn't really have was the front lowering, FRHD. Otherwise we would be like the official team ».
Enea Bastianini has already won three races with last year's Ducati GP21. The biggest visual difference with the current Desmosedici GP22 is the fairing. The new version is slightly narrower and the fins are slightly smaller. “ For the moment, Enea has decided not to use them ", said a member of the Gresini team on Motorsport-total. " He is waiting for the next test in Barcelona to test them again ».
Enea Bastianini is treated by Ducati with all the respect due to his current position in the championship
The GP22 version is slightly more aerodynamically streamlined, which would make the bike a bit nimble for the rider, especially when changing direction. But as bastianini feels very comfortable with his GP21, he doesn't want to change anything in the short term. The next official test for all regular MotoGP riders will take place on Monday after the Barcelona race on 6 June. There should be an aerodynamic update for the GP22.
bastianini would also have the chance to try this new update during the Barcelona test. Then he can decide which aerodynamics he will use for the rest of the season whether the old GP21, the GP22 version or the latest update. It will be recalled that Charles Pernat has already announced that Bestia has already signed for Ducati for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, without however specifying what color the future Desmosedici would be.
