Enea Bastianini has ♏confessed his surprise that Marc Marquez got t𝄹he nod to replace him next season.

Ducati decided that Gresini’s Marquez would be picked for their 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2025 MotoGP rider line-up in the official team, above Pramac’s Jorge 🌟Martin.

Bastianini, whose place will be taken, t෴hought he was in a straight battle with Martin (which he had previously won in late-ꦕ2022).

"I didn't e꧒xpect it, I 𒐪didn't imagine this choice,” he told .

“I thought it𒊎 was more of an 'internal' struggle between me and Martin."

Martin, who initially appeared likelier to be promoted into the factory Ducati team, has since signed for A🍎prilia in 2025 after he was snubbed.

Bastianini, oustedꦉ by Marquez, will join the Tech3 KTM project which is set to benefit from full factory support🐼.

Why did Bastianini pick KTM over Aprilia?

"I was also tempted by the Aprilia option,” Bastianin🦩i ꦐadmitted.

“But in the end I chose to return to my former crew chief with a bike that wa♍s still very competitive."

Albe🀅rto Giribuola will await Bastianini in the KTM gar♌age.

"Yes, we won't have to ꦓstart from scratch,” he said.

“Because we know each other well 💮and I think this can be an added value."

But Bastianini must contend with stepping away from the best, and most covetedꦅ, bike in MotoGP.

He said about jumping on the KTM: "I will set off without too many expectations, but I will try to work hard in the tests to be at the top as so🐎on as pos👍sible."

In 2022, then-Gresini rider Bastianini won the second-most amount of rac💙es behind eventual champion Pecco Bagnaia.

They occasionally went wheel-to-wheel and were tipped to💯 endure a simmering rivalry from inside th🌼e same garage.

Next year, 🏅t♔he arrival of Marquez may test Bagnaia further.

"I think that Mar🗹c and Pecco are two very intelligent people and will know how to coexisܫt in the best possible way,” Bastianini said.

Bastianini stiꦰll has the second half of♒ this year to make an impact as a factory Ducati rider.

But, unfortunately, the threat looms that his two-year stay will be remembered for the injury he suffered a🧔t his first round wearing red.

A shoulder problem su𓆉stained in Portimao last year ended any hope Bastianini held of competing for the championship🥃.

"My impact at Ducati was traumatic,” he said.

“Falling and getting hurt in the first race affected me throughout the first seꦑason, and this year is as if it were my first as an official rider. Perhaps, with an extra year…”