Álex Márquez has no doubts: the Ducati Desmosedici for 2023 is an evolution compared to the model he used in the last MotoGP season, although he admits he has to adapt.
During the presentation of Gresini Racing for the new season, the Spanish rider was asked about the differences between the model he rode in the previous season and the one he will use in 2024: ‘From the 2022 bike to the 2023 bike, first of all it was difficult to understand the difference because the day was not easy in terms of conditions, a bit strange, but it is true that maybe the engine has a new character, a new aerodynamics. We have adapted a bit, but the character of the engine compared to the 2022 bike… we have to adapt to the power delivery for my riding style and Ducati has many options for that’.
What is certain is that he will have to get used to a new version of the bike, but for now it is clear that this model is more interesting… and powerful: ‘We will have three more days in Malaysia to understand a little better, but it seems that it is a bit different but not a revolution, just an evolution with more power and that is always good, to have more power on the straight, to try to overtake and gain some tenths’.
