Francesco Bagnaia told Ducati not to recruit rider “who makes a mess”

The seat alongside Bagnaia in the factory Ducati team in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up was eventually won by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini, who was picked ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin and the outgoing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller.
“Pecco a few months ago had said something that I had marked to mysඣelf:💫 ‘We do not need someone who makes a mess when they arrive’,” Ducati CEO Domenicali told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“We won't do it."
Bastianini’s🗹 relationship with new world champion Bagnaia will come under the microscope, with the graduate from Gresini Racing♌ harbouring his own lofty ambitions.
"I am aware of the risk o🔯f putting together two such strong riders,” Domenicali said.
“Pecco will want to beat Enea, who will want to prove to be the strongest.&nb🍸sp;
“But this energy is very impor💟tant and I am convinc🌱ed that the team has grown a lot in the ability to see the athlete as a person and to manage this difficulty.”
Ducati’s big decision to bring Bastianini in💞to their factory team next season, repla👍cing KTM-bound Miller, is a key change to the 2023 grid.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez will exit Hon🌠da and join Gresini, replacing Bastianini.

Domenicali, after seeing Ducati crown their firs🃏t MotoGP champion in 15 years, is dreaming of creat⭕ing a dynasty led by Bagnaia.
"He can definitely do it, all the elements are🍸 there,” Domenicali said🍰.
“This success closes a cyc🐬le. Pecco put the icing on the cake in a team that has grown a lot. Now we can open another one in which Pecco will be the reference."
"We talked about it, he is now a stronger rider and we are a bette⛄r team."

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