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Senior Ducati management caused a stir at Sepang when they refused to rule out the possibility of Pramac’s MotoGP title contender Jorge Martin being moved to the Official team in place of Enea Bastianini.
“As everyone knows, Enea was confirmed for the official team at the end of August,” stated Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti during the Malaysian GP weekend. He acknowledged the impressive performance of Martin and the need to consider it. While no decision has been made, they cannot ignore Martin’s level of performance. Coincidentally, Bastianini, who has been plagued by injuries this season, had his best weekend as a factory rider. He finished fourth in the Sprint and won the Sunday grand prix, marking his first podium appearance in factory red. Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi addressed the rumors of a rider switch, emphasizing that the riders belong to Ducati and they have the freedom to decide and change things. Bagnaia voiced his opinion that it would be unfair for Bastianini to lose his factory seat due to his injury-ravaged season. Martin expressed his pride in continuing with Pramac but also stated his enthusiasm if Ducati wanted him to join with a factory red bike. Martin’s potential move to the factory team is contingent on winning the MotoGP title, which would be a first for a satellite team rider. Bastianini will have extra motivation to support Bagnaia’s pursuit of a second premier-class championship, as Bagnaia currently holds a 14-point lead over Martin in the championship standings.
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