The form showed by Ducati’s ridꦏers is a star𓆏k warning for their rivals, insists Simon Crafar.

Francesco Bagnaia went fastest on both days of the Qatar preseason test. He has b🦩roken lap records in Se🎶pang and Qatar this year already.

Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin were second-fastest on each day, an ominous sight as the season prepares to g♛et underway.

“I would say it’s gone pretty much perfect, from their poinꦏt of view,” ex-racer Craf﷽ar reported about Ducati.

“I had a catch-up with Davide Tardozzi and it w🌳asn’t necessary because, you could see, they are right on target.

“Everything they have tested has worked.

“It might have taken a little bit of working out. The eᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚlectronics settings, the new engine…

“The new engine, the new aero🔯, th𒐪e new exhaust are all on there. Pecco did [his lap record] and the whole paddock went ‘wow!’

“It was sixth tenths faster than anyone at 🐼the time.

“A lot of peopl෴e got thei✅r head down to try to close that gap.

“Both the GP23 have had really good feedback from the rider💯s on t𓆏hem.

“They’ve made good headway. They are comfortable.

“The GP24s are all happy. They’re saying ‘a little bit more rear grip’ when everyone else says the 🃏opposite.”

Factory riders Bagnaia and Bastianini, plus Pramac’s Martin and Franco Morbidelli (who has missed preseason du💟e to injury) will ride GP24s this year.

Gresini’s Marc and Alex Marquez, and VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio and Mar😼co Bezzecchi, will ride the year-old bike.

“Ducati look really dangerous,” Crafar insisted.

“Tardozzi said ‘everything is going well but we are keeping our feet on the floor becauꦆse we go away, car racing is going on here, we come back and track conditions will be different so we start from scratch again’.

“Hওe’s a very experienced man. He has won multiple world championships as a team manage🌱r. And he is right.

“They are in an awesome position.”

Bagnaia’s champion෴ship win in 2022 ended 15 years without winning for the Italian manufacturer.

He then rౠepeated the feat last year in a seaso🌸n dominated by Ducati, with three of their riders vying for the title.

The addition of Marquez to the troops is an additional difficulty f🍸or Aprilia, KTM, Honda and Yamaha to overcome.