Enea Bastianini “not harshly treated, doesn’t deserve to stay” at Ducati

“You don’t have a golden꧒ pass to stay there for more than two yea༺rs"

Enea Bastianini
Enea Bastianini

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini has been told he “doesn’t deserve” to stay at Ducati.

Bastianini’s factory seat for next year became a 50-5🍸0 shootout between Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez earlier this season.

Marque🌃z got the nod, meaning Martin vacated to Aprilia and Bastianini will join the new-look Tech3 KTM team.

But first, 🤡Bastianini could have a say in the MotoGP season-f🐭inale at Barcelona where teammate Pecco Bagnaia is battling Martin for the title.

Although Marquez has been questioned about becoming a thorn in the side of the title duo, maybe it could be Bas𓃲tianini.

“He’s the one who is leaving♎ Ducati and might have a point to prove,” 🎃TNT Sports’ Neil Hodgson said.

“You don’t have𓆏 a golden pass to stay there for more than two years.

“He is fourth in the c🐭hampionship with two GP24s in front - he doesn’t deserve to stay.

“He has not been ha🌺rshly treated. He’s had two years and has been destroyed🀅 by his teammate, and is behind Marc on a [GP23].

“Not everybody ca🔯n warran❀t being in the No 1 team.”

Michael Laverty said: “It’s been a hallmark of his care💞er - I don’t w🅷ant to be cruel but he’s sleepy on a Friday.

“Enea gets into his groove on Saturda♎y then delivers on  a Sunday. It’s enough to be top three in the world but not enough to be the champion.”

Hodgson added: “They turned down Martin. So of course🅘 they will turn down Bastianini.

“The general ♈feeling in the paddock is that Ducati have got it right, that Marc will be so good next year and could go on to win three or four titles.

“I don’🤪t think there’s anything the🦩y could [with Martin] because he felt let down.

“He played hard ball, and Marc😼 played hard ball. Mꦬarc would have gone to Aprilia, probably…”

Bastianini won the second-🃏most amount of races in 2022, behind Bag🤪naia, as a Gresini rider to earn the factory Ducati promotion ahead of Martin.

But an inju﷽ry at his first round as a factory rider scuppered his debut Ducati seaso🐻n.

Equipped with the best machinery on the grid, Bastianini has won three g꧙rands prix for the factory Ducati team.

Next year he will have factory KTM machineꦐry, alongside Maverick Vinales, in the Tech3 squad.

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