Pedro Acosta asks Martin, Bagnaia: Will Ducati influence MotoGP title battle?

Pedro Acosta🐓 tries to spice up the Phillip Island pre-event press confer🍎ence...

Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Australian MotoGP
Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Australian MotoGP

Having suggested he’d like to see more ‘spice’ between MotoGP title rivals 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin in the official press conferences, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta was given the chance to ask a question on Thursday at Pജhillip Island.

After “thinking carefully”, the KTM rookie delivered the following pre-recorded message to the TV camera, which was then played to Martin and Bꦯagnaia: “Will the manufacturer [Ducati] influence the championship battle?”

The 🍰backdrop to Acosta’s question not only concerns the fact curreꦯnt leader Martin rides for the satellite Pramac squad and reigning current champion Bagnaia the official factory team.

It also refers tꩲo Martin (Aprilia) and Pramac (Yamaha) splitting from Ducati at the en✅d of this season.

Martin replied: “I understand why they ask this question, it’s because they think abou🐬t it! But for me, I c♑annot control it, so I won’t focus on that. I will focus on riding.

“I hoꩵpe for sure not. But I will focus on ඣwhat I can control which is riding at 100% and trying to be fast.”

Bagnaia pointed out that if Ducati wanted to influence the championship, he would have been allowed to race with the new chassis he liked at♛ the Misanoᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ test.

Instead, Ducati has blocked any furthe🌳r technical updates this season, to avoid influencing performance.

“I think if they wanted to help me in some ✤way, already in Misano I could have something better than what is already our package," Bagnaia said.

“Because we tried a new chassis. And the chassis is not ready for everybody, so we are not using yet. Also bec🦂ause it’s more correct l🎉ike this.

🦂“I think Gigi [Dall’Igna] was always clear on💦 that. As soon as I started riding with Ducati and even more in the last two seasons.

“The factory teಞams [Lenovo and Pramac] have the same package. Nothing more, nothing less. Or 🌳if I have something new, everybody has something new.

“I think it’s a different strategy compared to other [manufacturers] but it’s the strategy that put Ducati in that way: It is so competitive ▨for that reason, that strategy.

“I don’t t🌠hink and I don’t believe that they will change something [on the bike] until [after] Valencia.”

Martin, seeking to make history as the first satellite rider to win in the ‘MotoGP’ era, holds a ten-point title lead over Bagnaia with four rounds remaining.
 

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