If Johann Zarco 'shows us he can do good results' at Avintia Ducati, the Italian factory will respond by channelling extra support in his direction during the upcoming MotoGP seas🐻on.

That was the pledꩵge made b𝓰y Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna, who was instrumental in convincing the Frenchman to join Avintia after Zarco's initial concerns that it was 'not a top team'.

Avintia was ranked eleventh and last in the 2019 MotoGP teams' standi𓃲ngs, with Tito Rabat and Karel Abraham scoring a combined total of just 32 points.

Although the revised line-up of Zarco and Rabat will🎃 again race year-old (GP19) machines, Zarco's contract is directly with Ducati, whileꩵ Avintia will be 'joined by two-track engineers and two Ducati Corse electronics [engineers]' in 2020.

MotoGP technic𒐪al rules prevent engine spec being changed✱ once the season is underway.

However, Dall’Igna is sure the factory - which is already increasing its MotoGP effort by running four of the latest GP20s next season, at the Official team and Pramac - can find other wa𝔍ys to assist Zarco, if he can justify the effort by performing well on a Desmosedici.

"It depends on his results," Dall’Igna said. "For me, the important thing is the result🅷s. If Johann shows us he can do good results, for sure I have to help him.

"I've done this all my 🏅life [for all the riders he's worked with] and I’ll do this also in the future. If I can’t do something like that I will change my job!

"We cannot change [Zarco's] engine, because it’s frozen at the beginning o💙f 🦄the season. But I’m open to do the best for him. I’m serious. I'm not joking."

Re🍷ceiving new aerodynamics might be one way the factory could assist Zarco, but Dall’Igna replied: "I think we have ౠthe possibility to do something better for him than work on the aerodynamics."

Dall’Igna agreed that a newer swin🌠garm might be a more effective upgrade option, but the most important factor would be to t🐼arget the areas where Zarco needs the most help.

And since the൲ former Tech3, KTM and LCR Honda rider is yet to complete a lap on a Ducati, that is currently unknown.

"First of all🅘 I have to understand what he needs. After that, I can take the decision about what I can do for him," Dall’Igna said.

"We have a crew chief [Marco Rigamonti] that worked fꦆor Ducati for a long time. Now he🔯's come back just to follow Johann.

"We are ready to support Johann from the technical point o♔f view and also from the people point of view."

Zarco - who took six podꦍiums and four poles at Tech3 Yamaha, before an early exit from KTM and tꦑhen late-2019 return with LCR Honda - will make his Ducati debut during the official Sepang test from February 7-9.

The 29-year-old is aiming to use the Avintia season as aꦜ springboard for 2021, when almost all the MotoGP seats are 💫available.

Zarco's current deal is for a single season, while Ducati's latest contr🌱act with Avintia is for 2020 and 2021.