The 2025 factory Ducati seat 🎶might be the most coveted in the silly season frenzy which is already beginning.

Ducati have signed Francesco Bagnaia to a longer-term deal to remove speculation about his futur🎶e, but his teammate for nex🌺t season remains a hot topic.

Pramac’s Jorge Martin insists he will quit Ducati unless he gets the nod, while Marc Marquez may be promoted if his Gresi🦩ni adventure begins well.

But current incumbent Enea Bastianini is ready to offౠer a reminder of his talents.

His debut 📖season in red was ruined by a serious shoulder injury at the opening round a year ag🧔o.

An anticipated title challenge was never possible but Bastianini did🔯ꦰ rebound to win the Malaysian MotoGP at the end of 2023.

Ahead of this weekend’s Qatar MotoGP, the season-opening round, ♒Bastianini said: "Finally, we're back on track for the first race of the season, and I'm thrilled to start in Qatar, where I secured my first MotoGP victory in 2022.

“In the last pre-season tests at Lusail, we were fast and competitive🧸, so🐼 the conditions are favourable for a strong performance.

“However🅷, the race weekend conditions will differ from testing, so we need to 🃏stay grounded.

“We'll work hard from the first round to kick off this 2024♉ season on the right note."

Bastianini, in 2022, won the second-most amount ofℱ races behind Bagnaia, while a Gresini Ducati rider.

After a year to forget he is det♔ermined to returnဣ to the title fight and clarify his 2025 future.

His pace in Qatar is already hinted at.𒆙 He was second-fastest on Day 2 of the preseason test behind Ba🌠gnaia. And third-fastest on Day 3, bettered only by Bagnaia and Jorge Martin.

Teammate Bagnaia, champion in each of the past two seaso😼ns, said: "I'm excited to start my fourth season with the Ducati Lenovo Team! “We're kicking off in Qatar on a track that I like and where we've had some good results in the past.

“During testing, we were compe🦩titive both in race pace and time attack.

“I managed to set a great 𝄹time, but the conditions were also right.

“The race will be d𝓰ifferent: I expect many fast riders, aꦆnd the competition will be intense.

“Nevertheless, we're pre𓆏pared, and I can't wait 𝓡to hit the track on Friday afternoon."