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It’s not what the likes of Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi will want to hear, but Gigi Dall’Igna predicts a bigger difference between the factory and year-old Ducatis for the 2024 MotoGP season.
Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin finished first and second in the 2023 world championship on the latest Desmosedicis. However, it was Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio who won GP races using year-old bikes, with Alex Marquez also securing sprint victories. This success led Bezzecchi to reject the offer to switch to Pramac and access the latest Ducati machinery in 2024, choosing to remain at VR46 instead. It also convinced Marc Marquez to leave Repsol Honda and join his brother Alex at Gresini next year. Ducati Corse general manager Dall’Igna acknowledged the limited winter testing available, which makes it challenging to make major design changes. However, he expects a greater gap between the GP24 and GP23 bikes in the next season. The Factory and Pramac riders will have the latest spec Desmosedicis, while VR46 and Gresini will use year-old bikes.
