Ducati’s best GP23 rider identified - but it’s not Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez is not the rider who has most caught the eye riding t𝓡he Duc💞ati GP23 in Qatar

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

Mꦺarc Marquez is not the rider who ha🍃s best adjusted to the Ducati GP23.

The bike that contested last s🌄eason’s championship - through Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Ma🃏rtin - will be passed down to the Gresini and VR46 riders this year.

Factory Ducati and Pramac riders will step onဣto t﷽his year’s updated version.

While Marquez’s adjustment to the Ducati is headline news in MotoGP and beyo🐻nd, he is not the rider who is getting the best out of the bike so far.

Instead, Fabi🌠o di Giannantonio has been the pick of the bunch.

“I have to say Diggiꦿa,” ex-racer and now broadcaster Simon Craf🐈ar pointed out.

“Both at Sepang and here, has clicked the quickest and be🧸en the most comfortable.

“He has found a comfortable setting ꩵand made good lap time the quickest.

“So, he’s probably the most impressive because he did it the 🌄quickest.

“But all of them are fast!

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“The thing💙 with testi✅ng? Every year, we think we’ve got a good idea. “But we come to the first race and it’s different.

“All of them look💧 good - that sounds boring but it’s true.”

Di Giannantonio was riding the GP22 last season with Gresini but lost his seat to Marqueꦍz this year.

He e🙈arned a move to VR46 due to his excellent end-of-year form, and he will again ride a year-old Ducati.

Di Giannantonio explained in Qatar how incorrect advice from🧜 Francesco Bagnaia paved the way🅷 for him to excel with his first laps on the GP23.

“Well, last year, the few podiums that I did… I was chatting with Pecco about the differ🌄ences between t🉐he bikes,” Di Giannantonio said.

“He was sa꧅ying that with the ‘23 bike I wi🦋ll have to change, a little bit, my riding style.

“Because my riding style would be worse f🐷or this🥀 bike.

“But the truth is that it’s improved my goodౠ points!

“I am just riding as I was riding last year.

“The bike allows me to push harder and faster, and I have more feeli🔯ng from the bik🌟e.

“Honestly, it’s everything better, from my side.”

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