Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) is only ten points ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) in the championship with four races remaining in the MotoGP season; this close race is expected to go all the way to the last round.
The manufacturer of Borgo Panigale wants to maintain as much parity in this battle as possible, even though Martín rides for a satellite team that, like the Spanish rider, will change to a new manufacturer in 2025.
General Manager of Ducati Corse Gigi Dall’Igna told La Gazzetta dello Sport that the bikes have ceased to be updated because he wants an equal fight: “This is a sport, and it should stay that way.” To me, the victor must be the best rider. The fact that we haven’t made more technological advancements to stop one rider from receiving preferential treatment over another, in my opinion, is noteworthy.
Although Bagnaia would have loved to have the chassis he tried at Misano in September, Ducati will not give it to the Italian, as Dall’Igna explained, because it is not feasible to provide it to all four riders using the Desmosedici GP24. Perhaps a different decision would have been made by someone else.
