The year 2024 holds a lot of promise, and one of the riders on whom most expectations rest is Enea Bastianini, but the rider guarantees that he’s ready for the onslaught of the new season, even though he’s fully aware that he’ll have to work hard and go into detail.
At the team presentation, the #23 spoke about his first impression of the new Desmosedici: ‘When I sat on the new bike in Valencia, I felt at ease, very comfortable. It was a small change but I could feel the difference between this bike and last year’s bike. I think we’ll have even more fun at Sepang, and I don’t know what the future has in store for us’.
On whether he’s ready for the start of the season and to be at a level closer to Pecco Bagnaia, having shown his real worth more at the end of 2023, Bastianini replied: ‘I think I have to test more. Last year I didn’t have the opportunity to be at the tests, to test and I was given a bike that was already prepared, I couldn’t test it as I would have liked but nowadays we have to work on the details and those are the ones that make the difference and that’s why I want to test more. Physically I feel good, I’m ready and I’m completely motivated’.
Bastianini will have another chance to defend a factory seat in 2024, again with the threat of Jorge Martín and… Marc Márquez. Marco Bezzecchi has also expressed his desire to be part of the factory team in the near future.