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Bagnaia: Better for Ducati to retain Bastianini over Martin
Rumors have been circulating that Jorge Martin could move up to the factory Ducati team next season due to his strong performance in the championship battle with Enea Bastianini. However, Bastianini was chosen over Martin to replace Jack Miller at Ducati’s factory squad this year. Bastianini has had a challenging year due to injuries, missing several races, but was able to secure a comeback victory at the Malaysian GP. Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti has acknowledged that promoting Martin is a possibility, but no decision has been made yet. Francesco Bagnaia, who finished third in the Malaysian GP, believes Bastianini deserves another chance at the factory team and sees no reason to make a change with Martin’s current performance at Pramac. Bastianini himself has stated that he is not feeling pressured by the rumors and has made improvements to his Ducati’s corner entry, leading to his recent success.
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