Doing better than in 2023 will be difficult for Ducati, but the manufacturer has not stopped updating the Desmosedici GP for this year. Francesco Bagnaia believes that the work done will result in improvements to a bike that has already been at a high level.
Regarding the improvements introduced in the bike, the Italian stated in a press conference: ‘I think last year’s bike was almost perfect as a bike, but in some areas it was very difficult. I had a lot of difficulties on some Fridays last year. I believe the biggest improvement was in some areas that we both requested – because our riding styles match very well‘.
Although he assures that he had encouraging sensations in the Valencia test, Bagnaia prefers to wait for the tests in Malaysia to draw more conclusions: ‘In Valencia, which is not a track where you feel a lot of power, I felt something. So, I think the improvement is good, but we have to try it better in Malaysia because Valencia was two days after the title and the weather was not the best. So, I think it will be more interesting to try everything in Malaysia and have a base to start‘.
