2023-09-06 18:38:49
The Ducati Lenovo Team returns to action this weekend to face the San Marino and Rimini Riviera GP, the twelfth round of the 2023 season, at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. It will be a different home Grand Prix this year for the Borgo Panigale factory: at the Catalunya GP, held a few days ago, Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini had two crashes that have brought various consequences.
After suffering a violent highside and then being hit in the legs by Brad Binder’s KTM, Pecco was the best stopper, and despite numerous bruises on Sunday, he will be present at Misano with the aim of riding his home Grand Prix. The Chivasso pilot pHe will undergo a medical checkup on Thursday to get the go-ahead from the doctors.
The defending MotoGP champion will try to preserve the wide advantage that he still maintains at the head of the overall championship despite his fall in Catalunya; Pecco remains at the top of the standings with 260 points50 more than his closest rival, Jorge Martín, whose podium in Montmeló earned the man from Madrid to cut 16 points from his factory teammate.
“On Sunday I returned home with the team and after resting a bit I have already started concentrating to try to be ready for Misano“, commented Bagnaia. “On Thursday I will pass the medical control and if the doctors give me the OK, I will be able to hit the track on Friday for my home Grand Prix. The GP of San Marino and Rimini Riviera is always a special event for Italian drivers, especially everything for the Ducati team. I’ll give my all to try to run on Saturday and Sunday”.
Enea Bastianini, who suffered a fractured hand and ankle in the multiple fall on Sunday, underwent surgery on Monday at the Modena Hospital and he will skip the home race and the next two rounds in India and Japan. The Rimini driver will not be replaced in this race, so only Bagnaia will defend the colors of the official team at Misano.
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In any case, Ducati will deploy its official tester, Michele Pirro, at this Misano event; The Italian had already planned to compete here as a wildcard to work on the development of the Desmosedici GP24, and although there had been talk of a possible relocation to the Ducati Lenovo Team garage, Pirro will ultimately maintain his status as guest rider and will be in a different box .
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