Ducati is the strongest bike in the current MotoGP lineup and it already was last year. However, it didn’t allow Enea Bastianini to have as natural a riding style as possible – something that has changed for the new season.
That’s what the rider assured before the Qatar GP, stating: ‘Yes, it’s much more natural compared to the 2023 and I’ve made less mistakes compared to the last year. And I think we can do other step, but we have to try other solutions in the future tests. At the moment for me the best solution is to have the same bikes because at the moment the feeling is good. But I think we can improve a little bit’.
Bastianini felt some chatter during the tests, explaining that it doesn’t affect his riding style much, although it can cause issues: ‘For my riding style, the chatter is not a big issue, but for the long race it can be a problem because when the tyre is used there is more chatter and it can be a problem. But let’s see’.