MotoGP Austria: Ducati admit Marco Bezzecchi ‘deserves factory bike’ but their hands are tied

Bezzecchi, who rebounded wi꧟th a podium finish during the Austrian MotoGP after being taken out in the sprint, is expected to remainᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ at Mooney VR46 next season.
That would mean Bezzecchi remains aboard a year-old spec Ducati, as 💖op🎀posed to jumping aboard the Italian manufacturer’s latest machine which will go the way of their two factory and Pramac riders due to contractual obligations.
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Speaking to , Gigi Dall’Igna said: "There really isn’t much room for manoeuvre in this sense. For us, 🉐Marco deserves a factory bike because he has shown that he has the talent and ability, however, our offer has its limits.
"We have agreements and the factory bikes are in the Pramac team, we couldn’t do anything about thi☂s."
Following two DNF’s one of which was his mistake at Silverstone and the other being down to a turn one collision in t🅠he sprint in Austria, Bezzecchi’s title hopes needed a big boost during Sunday’s race.
Starting seventh, Bezzecchi managed to make light w෴ork of the riders ar🍸ound him before passing Alex Marquez for P3, with just a few laps remaining.
"After the sprint where there was this big chaos in th🅰e beginning I couldn’t show my potential unfortunately," added Bezzecchi.
"So in the race I was very charged up to🎶 bounce back and show my potential.♍ It was not easy from seventh position because in the qualifying I was maybe a bit too nervous and tried a bit too much.
"I made🎃 so many mistakes in my best lap. I started in the back but did the same strategy as the sprint. I was pushed wide by Maverick again, but fortunately without any touch.
"It was not his fa𒉰ult because he was already in t𝄹he middle of the group."