Francesco Bagnaia pinpoints the key area of improvement for the ‘24 Ducati

Francesco Bagnaia ha🌌s hailed the braking power of🔯 the 2024 Ducati

Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February
Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia rode last year’s Ducati, and this year’s version, on Tuesday i🦹n Sep⛄ang.

The MotoGP champion will race with the u🤪pdated spec of the Desmosedici whe💟n his title defence gets underway.

The transition onto a new bike continued on the first day of the Sepang test whe𒉰re Bagnaia did some laps with each of his bikes.

“Today we were 🌺focusing a lot o🍰n two specs, ‘23 and ‘24,” he said.

“I’m happy that, f🎉inally in the last exit, I decided to continue with the ‘24.

“I think that I have good potential, more on the braking. We are adjus🧸ting the 🧸power delivery.

“I tried the long forks, like other Ducati riders🌸 used last year, and the feeling was good. But the feeling is not the same as the short ones, so we still have something to improve.

“Considering the day, the🃏 amount of laps I did𒅌, I’m quite happy.

“The aero we will try tomorrow, the new fairing. ꦺIt’s something important, it will take a lot of time.

“Today was about understanding the two bikes. Tomorrow i🔴s important for the aero.”

Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February
Francesco Bagnaia, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February

Bagnaia explained how the latest-spec Ducati is better even that t♉he dominant machine he rode last season.

“The way they put tജhe engine is different𝔍, the weight is different,” he said.

“What I prefer is the braking. It’s something I♔ understood in Valenc💧ia.

“The acceleration and♌ power delivery is different. It’s more nervous.

“We a♑re taking care, we made a step in front. The best time today was with used tyres.

“Right now, I like it mor♔e for the braking. It asks me to brake more.

“The top speed is very similar. During the day we improved a lot. The wind increased so💫 it w♔as difficult to understand if we improved acceleration.”

Bagnaia was 16th-fastes🥂t on Tuesday, the opening day in Sepang. He trailed pace-s♊etter Jorge Martin by +0.862s.

Pramac's Martin, who Bagnaia edged to win the 2023 championship, will꧂ join him in riding a GP24 𝐆this season.

Gresini and VR46 riders - Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio ಌ- will ride the GP23, the bike that Bagnaia and Martin battled with last year.

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