Ducati had an unforgettable season in MotoGP in 2023, clinching all possible titles – although the team title was won by the satellite team Prima Pramac Racing – and having three bikes in the top three of the riders’ championship.
These results will be hard to replicate in 2024, although pre-season testing indicated a superiority of the Desmosedici GP24. Gigi Dall’Igna, Ducati Corse’s General Manager, stated to MCN quoted by Motosan.es: ‘We are very pleased, but it wouldn’t be smart to make predictions. We’ll have to wait for the first races. If we focus on wins and podium finishes, the 2023 season was impressive and unique. Certainly, concessions give an advantage to other manufacturers, allowing them to take more risks, being able to change engines… I hope they will be competitive, as we observed during testing’.
On the other hand, the Italian talked about Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez, who will compete for Gresini this year: ‘We are working on renewing Pecco Bagnaia’s contract, but as you know, the contract of someone who has been a champion once or twice is always complicated. The fact that Marc Márquez maintains a more discreet profile shows that he is an intelligent person’.