Bastianini is within the ultimate yr of his two-season contract with the manufacturing unit Ducati squad and was spared demotion for 2024 by Pramac’s Jorge Martin not successful the title in 2023.
4 occasions a grand prix winner in 2022 on the Gresini Ducati, Bastianini struggled for kind in an injury-plagued marketing campaign in 2023.
However the begin to 2024 has been rather more promising, with Bastianini on pole in Portugal earlier than ending second within the grand prix. In America, he overtook Martin late on for third to be the highest Ducati on the chequered flag, in what proved to be a tricky race for the Italian marque.
Dall’Igna heaped reward on Bastianini’s step ahead in his race debrief: “It was an extended and gripping race, full of life and vibrant, on a monitor that’s most demanding in bodily phrases.
“Many duels and far overtaking that noticed us as protagonists in a no-holds-barred contest marked by tracts of chiaroscuro, lights and shadows.
“For Enea this is a crucial podium, confirming that he’s among the many key figures on the monitor, race after race, with a fidelity that he’s regularly regaining.
“His was the primary Ducati beneath the chequered flag, with a end that reached a crescendo after a tentative begin, now putting him second on the earth championship standings.
“What he wanted was larger continuity, and that is one other important step in the appropriate path.”
Enea Bastianini, Ducati Group
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Pictures
Francesco Bagnaia and Martin each suffered from chatter issues throughout the Americas GP, which has been an issue all Ducati riders have been hit by this yr.
This contributed to what Dall’Igna described as Bagnaia’s “very meagre haul” of factors for sixth within the dash and fifth within the GP.
With this drawback affecting Ducati early in 2024, Dall’Igna has put nice significance on a non-public take a look at with Michele Pirro previous to subsequent weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.
“The championship is lengthy and troublesome, and there shall be no scarcity of ups and downs for everybody,” he added.
“We’ve to present of our greatest to supply our riders with the prospect to precise their prime efficiency.
“That is why the subsequent take a look at with Michele in Barcelona shall be of nice significance: there we shall be testing some modifications to the bike’s set-up, to then be reconfirmed with the manufacturing unit riders throughout the checks scheduled for the day following the Jerez Grand Prix.”
Dall’Igna additionally praised Gresini’s Marc Marquez for briefly main the Americas GP previous to his brake problem-induced crash.
“Though he crashed, Marc proved to be a rare interpreter of the race, even taking the lead, and this says rather a lot about his cranium and expertise in addition to his dedication and enthusiasm,” he mentioned.
Watch: MotoGP: Vinales recovers from eleventh to win | 2024 #AmericasGP
