The Ital🍬ian is currently competing in his third season in WorldSBK, all of which have 🥀come aboard the Motocorsa Ducati. 

Bassani missed out on the factory Aruba.it Ducati ride ﷺthis season but was expected to challenge Michael Ruben Rinaldi for the seat again in 2024.

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However, Nicolo Bulega has become the rider of choice for the Italian manufacturer, leaving Bass🦹ani without a factory seat once agai꧑n.

Expected t🐠o remain with Motocorsa as a result, Bassani could now be a contender for the vacant Kawasaki seat after Jonathan Rea sealed a surpriꦜse move to Yamaha for 2024. 

Itching to become a factory rider, Bassani told WorldSBK.com: "The future is always difficult to speak about. I don’t know what will ha💦ppen in the futur🌌e.

"I’m doing what I need to do. I try to put in 100% when I’m on the track to try to finish a⛦t the front and out of the track it’s the ⛎job of my manager to speak with the teams. 

"It’s not easy to accept but thi♔s is the situation. How I feel about not having a factory bike isn’t easy to e🐽xplain. 

"It’s a strange world. Sometimes you don’t have what you deserve. It’s not good for me but also, I feel like people are scared of me because I’m a fast🧜 rider and I say what I want to say. It’s not easy to have me in a team! It’s a strange situat🔜ion."

Bassani has shown the ability to run at the front in WorldSBK on multiple occasions, although he’s still without a ꧒victไory.

The closest he came was at Imola when he led most of the race before Toprak Ra🦩zgatlioglu eventually got the better of him.

But Bassani is keen to deli🎐ver that type of 🅘performance after admitting he feels at his best when fighting at the front.

"I think my 2023 season has been a good season," added Bassani. "We’ve done a really good job and I’ve fought for the൲ podium. 

"I’m happy for the job we’ve done with the team and for the job I’ve done. The best moment of this season was Race 2 at Imola.ও&n🅰bsp;

"We 𝓰fought with 🦹Toprak for the victory, and we weren’t far away. Misano was special, but Michael crashed in front of me, so I finished third, but I was fourth. 

ܫ"At Imola, we fought for victory, so it was a different feeling. When I fight with the front guys, Jonny or Toprak, I feel like I’m in the right place. 

"I feel good and I enjoy battling with them because they are the best guys in the world with a motorb💃ike. It’s a really special moment for me and I feel good."