        Enea Bastianini is a real talent but this is not exactly a secret. His sixth-place finish at the GP of the Americas is one more demonstration of the growth path that the Italian rider has travelled during his first year in the top class. Continuous growth  The 2020 Moto2 World Champion took on his new Ducati-Avintia adventure with the usual calm and careful approach, one that has allowed him to quickly get to grips with the new category and finish in the points zone in six of the first nine races of the year, a ninth-place finish at Portimao his best result. Then, after the summer break, came the first important step up for Bestia who showed he had the pace to get straight into Q2 during qualifying at Silverstone before a crash ruled him out. Then came a sixth-place finish at Aragon, which was followed by a magnificent podium at Misano and another excellent performance at Austin. Results he has achieved despite not having top-of-line equipment, or rather a very good GP19 that is nevertheless old compared to almost every other bike on the grid. A technical inferiority that will continue into 2022, when Enea will have an updated Ducati GP21. Unlike his current team-mate Luca Marini, who will climb aboard the new GP22. Logistical decision  A decision that seems unfair if we look at the results achieved by Rossi&rsquo;s half-brother (just 30 points for Marini compared to 71 for Bastianini) and one that probably comes down to the economic support promised by the new VR46 team. Bastianini deserves to have the &lsquo;right&rsquo; bike in 2022, no ifs or buts. He&rsquo;s proved that he has the potential to run with the top riders in MotoGP and, in order to do so on a regular basis, he needs to be able to battle with his rivals on equal terms. Paolo Ciabatti, Ducati Corse Sporting Director, has tried to justify the decision. &ldquo;Honestly, it&rsquo;s not possible (to give Bastianini a factory bike)", admits Ciabatti while talking to The-Race.com. &ldquo;Building more than five bikes for 2022 is almost impossible for us. Not only for cost-related reasons but for organisational and logistical reasons. They are all new parts and so could sometimes have reliability problems. It&rsquo;s not possible. This year Enea is using a 2019 bike and seeing as we couldn&rsquo;t develop new engines between 2020 and 2021 the bike has remained more or less the same. Next year he&rsquo;ll have a GP21 with very recent specifications&rdquo;. Understandable logistical reasons then, but the fans are not impressed and continue to ask: &ldquo;Why give Marini a factory bike and not Enea?&rdquo; This is business. With all due respect for his results on track. Tracks where Enea will again have to fight for the technical equipment he deserves with results and hard graft. Nothing new, for a rider who&rsquo;s always had to work for it and who will do exactly that again next year. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP: the new Marc Marquez, a worry for his rivals       

Recent performances by the Esponsorama rider have once again highlighted his talent, proving that he deserves more from a technical standpoint. Why only give the new Ducati to Luca?

MotoGP, Bastianini is growing, but it's Marini who gets the GP22. Why not Enea?

        Enea Bastianini is ready for another challenge, or rather the Portuguese GP taking place from 16 to 18 April. Making his MotoGP debut this season with Team Ducati Esponsorama, the Italian knows he&rsquo;s not in for an easy race at what is a tough track, but he remains optimistic: &ldquo;The track is good to me, I won the title there last year!&rdquo; &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be fast at Portim&atilde;o&rdquo;  &ldquo;I&rsquo;m pleased to go to a new track after so many laps in Qatar - comments Bastianini - That time was useful though as we were able to work hard and test many new things in terms of the settings and electronics. I&rsquo;d say Portim&atilde;o is a friendly track, as I won the title there last year. I&rsquo;m sure I can be fast, but I need to work well right away and try to get things sorted for qualifying which is very important in MotoGP. Then we&rsquo;ll see&rdquo;. Qualifying, room for improvement  Enea speaks about the areas in which he can improve aboard the Desmosedici: &ldquo;I think I can improve all round - he adds - I have more experience, so I know what to do in certain situations, and how to manage the sessions. I need to use the tyres well at the right time and then improve my qualifying performance. That was my Achilles' heel in Qatar and I had a few issues but I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;ll be able to do well at Portim&atilde;o. I feel confident&rdquo;. The Esponsorama rider remains convinced that qualifying is a key area for improvement: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a problem area to work on, and it was in Moto2 too. So I need to understand how best to exploit the new rear tyre and then I know I can manage it in the race and be quick in the final stages, so if I can modify my style a little it&rsquo;ll all be a lot easier&rdquo;. Top ten goal  Enea finishes by setting himself some goals for the weekend: &ldquo;Portim&atilde;o is a technical, fast and unique track, there&rsquo;s a lot of undulation and I don&rsquo;t know what it&rsquo;ll be like to ride a MotoGP at this track. It won&rsquo;t be easy but it wasn&rsquo;t easy with the Moto2 either, as no electronics makes it all a little more complicated. I think it will be easier in that respect, but with more power you have be able to manage everything effectively. So my goal will be to finish in the top ten with less of a gap to the leaders, though I know it won&rsquo;t be easy at a new track&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Martin: &ldquo;Dall'Igna surprised by me. Rossi? He won't win again&rdquo;       

The Ducati Esponsorama rider has set himself goals ahead of the Portuguese round and believes he can do well

MotoGP Portugal, Bastianini: “Qualifying is my Achilles' heel”

        The Jerez skies are greyer than ever, but red passion consumes Enea Bastianini, one of the new faces of the 2021 MotoGP championship. The Italian enters the top class with a Moto2 title, three wins and four podiums to his name. In order to be physically ready for his many commitments, the new Esponsorama rider has been riding at Jerez, one of the &lsquo;magnificent Ducati 7&rsquo; to take to the track with standard Panigale V4S bikes. He completed some laps of the Angel Nieto circuit under the watchful eye of Carlo Pernat: "Enea is an extraordinary talent &ndash; said the Italian manager &ndash; and I think he&rsquo;s at the top of his game. The boy is in shape, smiling, confident in his abilities. His Moto2 title has only heightened that awareness of his abilities&rdquo;. Before taking to the track, the traditional photos. Beautiful helmet, pristine leathers. The brands are easily recognisable: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve gone back to Red Bull and I&rsquo;m pleased, for him and for me. It&rsquo;s a big deal, a big project. I&rsquo;ve noticed how strong he is, physically and mentally. Yes, he&rsquo;s a bull who can give the Ducati wings, he cannot wait to ride the bike&rdquo;. A dream come true? Not fully, but he&rsquo;s on the right path  Carlo knows the young Italian well, both managing and supporting the 23-year old: "Yes, he&rsquo;s important to me and I know how Ducati has always been his ultimate dream as a rider. And now we&rsquo;re here, although the dream has only partly come true. First Enea has to do well during his debut season with Esponsorama. Then he can start to think bigger". It will be an intense championship. "Yes, and that&rsquo;s why the double-header in Qatar could work to his advantage, because racing at the same track could help. His goal is to continue to grow. As I&rsquo;ve said, he has great natural talent, which has been further developed with Sandi in Moto2. The championship he won was incredible and well-deserved. His current and future prospects are excellent. I&rsquo;m not looking too far ahead but&hellip; it would be great to see him on the Ducati factory team. We&rsquo;ll work calmly and methodically to get there&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Razali: &ldquo;Valentino is a mentor, I&rsquo;m curious to work with him&rdquo;       

The Italian manager launches his pupil in the reigning class. The Moto2 champion is now with Esponsorama: "Enea is well suited to a MotoGP bike and Ducati is a dream come true for him"

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