MotoGP Austria: Ducati admit Marco Bezzecchi ‘deserves factory bike’ but their hands are tied

Ducati have again reiterated that Marco Bezzecchi deserves a factory bike for the 2024 MotoGP season but that he must move to Pramac for that to happen.
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Red Bull Ring 2023
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Red Bull Ring 2023

Be👍zzecchi, who rebou🧸nded with a podium finish during the Austrian MotoGP after being taken out in the sprint, is expected to remain at Mooney VR46 next season.

That wou🅺ld mean Bezzecchi remains aboard a year-old spec Ducati, as opposed to jumping aboard the Italian manufacturer’s latest machine which will go the way of their two factory and Pramac riders due to contractua♏l obligations. 

Speakin𓃲g to , Gigi Dall’Igna said: "There really isn’t much room for manoeuvre in this sense. For us, Marco deserves a factory bike because he has shown that he has the talent and ability, however, our offer has its limits.&nbs🤪p;

"We have agreements and the factory bikes are in 👍the Pramac team, we couldn’t do anything about this."

Following two DNF’s one of which was his mi💮stake at Silverstone and the other being down to a turn one collision in the sprint in Austria, Bezzecchi’s title hopes needed a🐬 big boost during Sunday’s race.

Starting seventh, Bezzecchi managed to make light work of the riders around him before passing Alex Marquez for P3, with just a few laps remainingꦇ.

"After the sprint where there was this big chaos in the beg🦂inning I c🥃ouldn’t show my potential unfortunately," added Bezzecchi. 

"So in the race I was very charged up to bounce back and show my potential. 𒁃It was not easy from seventh position because in the qualifyi♛ng I was maybe a bit too nervous and tried a bit too much. 

"I made so many mistakes in my best lap. I started in th🌃e back but did the same strategy as the sprint. I was pushed wide by Maverick again, but fortunately without any touch. 

"It was not his fault beca♔use hဣe was already in the middle of the group."

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