He earned the official Ducati after a phenomenal 2022: then a 2023 full of injuries, surgeries, a bike that was difficult to digest and a Martin that was more “bad” than ever
It seemed like arriving in the room where the World Cup could be played as a protagonist if not as a favourite, but so far it has turned out to be something of a nightmare. The MotoGP championship of Enea Bastianini, who arrived at the official Ducati after an extraordinary 2022 on the red fielded by the Gresini team, practically ended at the first GP in Portimao. Knocked out by Luca Marini at the start of the Sprint on Saturday, with a related fracture of the scapula (operated on), he missed several GPs and upon his return he needed time to find his rhythm again.