        While Bagnaia celebrates his first win of the season, on the other side of the garage it is the 2023 riders&rsquo; market that continues to hold court. Considering Jack Miller&rsquo;s likely departure, despite recent reassurances from Ducati, the battle between Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin for the second factory bike appears fiercer than ever. Father of the current Desmosdici, Gigi Dall&rsquo;Igna, has spoken about the current situation, calming the waters but also transmitting an important message. &ldquo;We need to wait a few more races before making a final decision &ndash; confirms Dall&rsquo;Igna while talking to Sky &ndash; but both definitely deserve factory treatment. But we have time to think of course. Might one or the other leave Ducati? It&rsquo;s a possibility, but I think that continuity pays in racing, so a rider who&rsquo;s doing well with a bike should think four or five times before changing.&rdquo; Pernat &ndash; Ducati direct line. And Arbolino&hellip;  And the managers could play an important role in this duel, Enea Bastianini&rsquo;s manager Carlo Pernat in particularly fine form right now. The experienced agent has highlighted Bastianini&rsquo;s achievements in recent weeks and has a very good relationship with Dall&rsquo;Igna and Ducati in general. Speaking of Carlo and Ducati, another player who could be in the running for a move to the reigning class is Tony Arbolino, supported by Pernat, who celebrated his second Moto2 podium of the season at Jerez (third), following on from from his win at Austin. Quizzed about this, the young Italian gives nothing away of course, but does not exclude the possibility. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see what opportunities we have&rdquo;, explains Tony, &ldquo;but for now I need to think about Moto2 and the current season. Reject the idea of MotoGP? Never&rdquo;. Essentially, the market is yet to open, but it looks like we&rsquo;re gearing up for a good one. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Ducati options: Martin with Bagnaia, Bastianini to Pramac       

The father of the Desmosedici: "We&rsquo;ll need a few more races to decide". Pernat pushes for Bastianini. And Arbolino...

MotoGP, Dall'Igna: “Bastianini or Martin to leave Ducati? They should think hard”

        The MotoGP market is heating up. The hotly contended factory Ducati Lenovo ride is in the sights of various riders, but one candidate stands out right now and that&rsquo;s Jorge Martin, the current Pramac rider, part of the satellite team of reference. The Spaniard has made it clear that he wants to become part of the official Borgo Panigale squad, leaving his seat for another. But for who? There&rsquo;s talk of Enea Bastianini, currently with the independent Gresini team aboard the Ducati. Bestia has a GP21, but next year he&rsquo;d receive factory treatment, flanking Frenchman Johann Zarco Both the Spaniard and the Italian are keen to secure a place on the top Ducati team but, while Bestia has won two races in 2022 and the Martinator not even one, it appears that the latter is the most likely candidate for now. And this is why his face is slightly higher than that of his rival in our main image. Rumors: Arbolino to MotoGP with Gresini and Diggia, but look out for Celestino  If this all goes ahead, the teams would be as follows: Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin on the Lenovo Factory, Johann Zarco and Enea Bastianini at Pramac, Fabio Di Giannantonio and a future team-mate for Gresini. But who would join the Italian? A fellow Italian, or rather Tony Arbolino, a strong Moto2 rider who won at Austin. The main Marc VDS man is seeking a step up in category, but he&rsquo;ll have to fend off the &lsquo;attacks&rsquo; of Celestino Vietti Ramus, who is also under consideration, especially if he scores this year&rsquo;s middle class title. Translated by Heather Watson Espargar&oacute; furious: &ldquo;Marc has been roaming the track for a year waiting for others&rdquo;       

Jorge is the favourite for the factory Lenovo ride, Enea would have the satellite Desmosedici with factory treatment. Arbolino targets team Gresini, Vietti Ramus set to jump categories &nbsp;

MotoGP, Ducati options: Martin with Bagnaia, Bastianini to Pramac

        He won the title of best rookie at the Valencia circuit last year, beating Enea Bastianini, and this year many&nbsp;eyes will be on Jorge Mart&iacute;n. He clearly impressed during the 2021 season, managing to win a race in Austria and demonstrating what is significant talent. Now, the Pramac rider will be looking to take another step forward aboard the Ducati. 2021 left a pleasant taste  &ldquo;I achieved my big goal last season, which was to win the Rookie of the Year title&rdquo;, began Mart&iacute;n, during the team Pramac presentation. The Spaniard went on to say: &ldquo;There were wins, podiums and pole positions, and also a big crash at Portimao, but I&rsquo;m now ready for a new season&rdquo;. Certaintly, an unforgettable first year in MotoGP for the rider: &ldquo;It was the most intense year of my life, a series of incredible emotions, some very tough moments but also some very happy ones. Together, we started to build something special&rdquo;. And there&rsquo;s no denying that 2022 will be an important year: &ldquo;The expectations will of course be higher&rdquo;. The test moves ever closer  His mind is now on the first of the pre-season tests, after a long winter during which &ldquo;Martinator&rdquo; had some fun on holiday, before getting back into some serious training: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re heading to Malaysia for the first tests. The bike will be a little different and we&rsquo;ll need to work to have a good base and find our focus ahead of the season". His hunger is nevertheless undeniable: &ldquo;My goal is to finish in the top four or five in the championship&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Marc Marquez: &ldquo;I will see how my arm is&rdquo;       

As the team Pramac Ducati is revealed, the Spaniard gears up for a new season in which he&rsquo;s expected to be a frontrunner &nbsp;

MotoGP, Jorge Martín aims high: “I want top four in the championship”

He&rsquo;s one of three MotoGP rookies and has already enjoyed the sweet taste of the podium but also the bitter flavour of an injury that saw him miss four rounds. We&rsquo;re talking about Jorge Martin, who shone in Qatar to reach the third step of the rostrum, before suffering a serious accident at the next round of Portimao which meant he was only able to return to the track for the Catalunya GP, two months later.  &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t feel 100% yet&rdquo;, the Spaniard told Marca newspaper. &ldquo;I realise I&rsquo;m lacking a little strength and we&rsquo;re working to try and recover and get back to the same level of fitness as before as quickly as possible&rdquo;.  &nbsp;A violent crash  The accident was serious, the rider breaking seven bones, not an easy situation for the 23-year old: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think about quitting, but it&rsquo;s true that many things go through your head and it&rsquo;s hard not to consider them. In that moment, you really show your strength, when you&rsquo;re able to continue with the same hunger as before&rdquo;.  He then considers the five races he has completed to date: &ldquo;I made a great start, but the injury was serious and has meant that I&rsquo;ve not had much time to understand the bike and gain experience, which is the most important thing. We need to be able to deal with mistakes and so I&rsquo;m focusing solely on how I can continue to improve, as if we were starting over from scratch&rdquo;.  &nbsp;His prediction  As for the championship, the Pramac rider has few doubts about who might win this year&rsquo;s title: &ldquo;Fabio (Quartararo) is very, very strong, he has control of the bike and it&rsquo;ll be tough for anyone to beat him&hellip; Anything can happen, and there are still many races to come, but he&rsquo;s the only favourite&rdquo;. As for the second part of the season, Martin concludes: &ldquo;My aim is to keep on improving. My potential is very good and once I&rsquo;m feeling 100% again I&rsquo;ll be able to run some more great races&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Suzuki with no rear holeshot: the riders are keen to use it 

The Pramac rider analyses his 2021 season thus far, talking about his debut and the things that run through a rider&rsquo;s mind when they suffer a serious injury

MotoGP, Martin: &ldquo;It&rsquo;ll be hard for anyone to beat Quartararo&rdquo;

        The Catalan weekend is an important one for Jorge Martin, who returns to action after his accident at Portimao. The Spanish team Pramac rider will be reunited with his Desmosedici, a bike he was riding so well prior to the Portuguese incident. The MotoGP rookie reveals how he felt watching from home and seeing Ducati do so well: "I didn&rsquo;t feel frustrated, because I&rsquo;m here to gain experience. This isn&rsquo;t the time to be on the podium all the time, I need to learn". As for the crash, what do you remember? "I was unlucky. I&rsquo;d put in new tyres and thought they were already &lsquo;clean&rsquo;, but no. And through the first right-hander I suffered a high-side and was tossed into the air. I was also lucky, because in hitting my head on the ground, I&rsquo;ve forgotten everything that happened. I had several fractures, it was no small thing. But I hope not to repeat that mistake with unclean tyres. I&rsquo;ll be more careful in future". Jorge watched his rivals sitting in front of the TV  Forced to rest up, Jorge watched TV, studying his rivals and colleagues: "At first I couldn&rsquo;t even walk I was so bad. Sure, I was watching it all on TV. Once I got mobility in my legs back and could walk again, I was back on the bike, hoping to be able to race at Mugello. But the doctors stopped me, I wasn&rsquo;t ready and it was best to wait. It was hard to watch Mugello from home though&rdquo;. Did you think of Marc Marquez as you recovered? "We know what happened to Marc, he had to miss many races. I would have come back for Mugello, but I couldn&rsquo;t. Yes, a phrase that Marquez said came to mind actually. He said: &ldquo;We have many races, but only one body&rdquo;. So I thought it was best to miss the Italian GP". Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, shoulder problems for Marquez: &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a dense fluid that&rsquo;s bothersome&rdquo;       

Jorge will be back in action at Montmel&oacute; following his accident at Portimao: "While recovering, I thought about what Marc Marquez said: we have many races but only one body. And that&rsquo;s why I missed Mugello"

MotoGP Catalunya, Martin: “The crash? I hit my head so don’t remember it”

        Jorge Martin will not take part in the Mugello GP taking place next weekend. Team Ducati Pramac has confirmed this, explaining how the Italian track represents a real physical test for riders and that it is therefore better to wait. And the doctors who are following the Spaniard&rsquo;s recovery are in agreement. Martin will be replaced by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro. Failed goal  Right from day one of his recovery, following various operations on his arm and legs following his serious crash at the Portuguese GP, Jorge Martin had said that his goal was to be back for the Mugello GP. But no. The track is too complicated and physically stressful and the fact that Martin is not yet 100% means that he has decided to delay his return. Despite confirming that the Spaniard is well on the road to recovery, the medical team following the rider also advised him not to take part in the Italian race weekend. Pirro to substitute              Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Pramac Racing MotoGP (@pramacracing)      And so it is that Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will step in. The Italian was already scheduled to race as a wildcard entry but will now be in Team Ducati Pramac colours alongside Johann Zarco. If Martin&rsquo;s rehabilitation continues to go well, he should be back for the Catalunya GP taking place in early June. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP: the collaboration between Dovizioso and Aprilia continues       

The Spaniard continues his rehabilitation but will be replaced at Mugello by test rider Michele Pirro. Here&rsquo;s why...

MotoGP Italy: Jorge Martin to miss the Mugello GP

        Jorge Martin&rsquo;s recovery seems to be going well. Having undergone surgery to reduce various fractures at a Barcelona hospital five days ago, he&rsquo;s now published a video showing his rehabilitation work. The goal? To be back on track for the Mugello GP at the end of May. No time to lose  The Ducati Pramac rider crashed out of the Portuguese GP in the worst possible way, sustaining a total of seven fractures in the FP3 incident, which necessitated three different surgeries, or rather one on his right malleolus, one on his right thumb, and another on the fifth metacarpal of his left hand. The Spaniard, who has now been discharged from Ospedale Dexeus in Barcelona, has published footage of some of his rehabilitative exercises which he carries out on a bed, his energy and desire to recover as soon as possible clear to see. &ldquo;It will be a tough week&rdquo;  The rider&rsquo;s aim is to return for the Mugello GP at the end of May, but in the meantime he will be replaced at the Jerez GP by Tito Rabat. As we await Martin&rsquo;s return, the Spaniard has sent his fans a video message: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m heading back home to Andorra. This week will be a tough one and I&rsquo;ll be focusing on my rehab which is the most important aspect right now&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, it&rsquo;s Bagnaia who leads for team Ducati       

The Pramac rider has now left hospital in Barcelona, but already began his rehabilitation a few days ago so as to be back on track as soon as possible

MotoGP: Martin starts his rehabilitation ahead of Mugello

        The revelation of the first two MotoGP races in Qatar was without a doubt Jorge Martin, the rookie immediately able to exploit the Ducati Desmosedici GP, so much so that he reached the podium in his second ever race. The Pramac team rider has been interviewed by five-time champion Jorge Lorenzo on his &ldquo;99 seconds&rdquo; YouTube show and talked openly about many subjects. The taste of the first podium  &ldquo;Right from the start, I felt comfortable riding the Ducati, I can almost do what I want&rdquo;. This is how Martin describes his incredible feeling with the Desmosedici GP, adding: &ldquo;The bike allows me to do a lot and if I was able to set pole it&rsquo;s because I was at the limit and able to control it. Scoring pole right away means I still have a good margin. I thought I could fight for important results this year, but I didn&rsquo;t expect so much from the race&rdquo;. Compliments from Dall'Igna  The Spaniard has amazed the general public, but also Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall&rsquo;Igna: &ldquo;I surprised him more than Zarco. I told him, 'The bike is incredible, I can do what I want'. And he responded, 'No, no, you&rsquo;re incredible'. He was very pleased. I think I&rsquo;m working very well&rdquo;. Having scored a podium last time out, the bar is now raised even further: &ldquo;When will the first win come? I&rsquo;ll work so that it comes soon. Maybe in Austria, where I&rsquo;ve always done well and scored four podiums. Then tracks like Mugello, Montmel&oacute;, they&rsquo;re good for me and for the Ducati. Now we have some tough tracks, like Portim&atilde;o and Jerez, where as a rookie I hope to score a top ten finish". His most famous rivals  At Portim&atilde;o he&rsquo;ll finally be able to compete against Marc Marquez: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be able to learn a lot with him on track. The first time you see him you&rsquo;re impressed, but then he becomes just another rider. Everyone wants to beat him, maybe I won&rsquo;t manage it this year, but I&rsquo;ll aim to do it soon&rdquo;. He&rsquo;s already come across Valentino Rossi: "He was my idol ever since I was a kid, and it&rsquo;s great to race against him, although I&rsquo;d prefer to have done so during his best years. I don&rsquo;t think he can win a race this year, maybe in the wet, but it would be tough in the dry. Maybe he&rsquo;ll score some podiums&rdquo;. And who&rsquo;ll win the title? &ldquo;I&rsquo;d say Quartararo, for his speed, but we need to see what happens when he gets to tough tracks. If I could choose, I&rsquo;d like Vi&ntilde;ales to win&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson Barcelona 2003: when Capirossi tamed the wild Ducati       

The Spaniard was the first guest on Jorge Lorenzo&rsquo;s &ldquo;99 seconds&rdquo; programme and spoke about his first MotoGP podium, Marquez&rsquo;s return and Rossi

MotoGP, Martin: “Dall’Igna surprised by me. Rossi? He won’t win again”

        In the first rounds of the season at Losail, team Pramac has proved very impressive. The Tuscan time scored excellent results, with two podiums for Johann Zarco and a third place for rookie Jorge Martin, as well as double pole position in the Doha qualifying sessions. A great way to celebrate the team&rsquo;s twentieth anniversary in the top class. Francesco Guidotti, what is behind this double podium? "A great deal of work and preparation on the part of the riders and technicians, a bike and the kind of technical support that has allowed us to do it, and a dash of good luck, which never hurts. We are working to keep everything going and personalise the riders&rsquo; needs. They have different characters, ages and personalities so need to be managed in different ways. We try to make them comfortable, help them where needed and showcase their characteristics.&rdquo; How much does this result mean to you? "It&rsquo;s a wonderful surprise, as is seeing Zarco as championship leader, though there&rsquo;s a risk it will become a significant responsibility. In the meantime, we&rsquo;re enjoying it, no one can take it away from this and it&rsquo;s great." The team has worked with Ducati since 2005, how has the relationship changed over the years? "After Dall&rsquo;Igna arrived (2015), the bike was totally redesigned and in the space of two years we were given a factory bike. The commitment doubled in 2019, but then from Iannone on, we have a kind of &lsquo;nursery&rsquo; for riders, where they can gain experience in a relatively low-pressure environment before moving to the factory team to consolidate the project. The relationship has brought significant results, from both a technical and sporting standpoint&rdquo;. Four riders have moved to the factory team so far, namely Iannone, Danilo Petrucci and current riders Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia. Do you see this continuing? "We all hope so. But we also hope that the turnover is not too fast. Seeing as Ducati now has two very promising young riders, perhaps there won&rsquo;t be the need to continue to churn out new talents. And perhaps we too can achieve something with our riders, seeing as they tend to win after leaving us&hellip;" In fact, all you are missing right now is the win. "We&rsquo;ve just missed out on it by a fraction of a second on several occasions. And of course we want to win. But we&rsquo;re not short on satisfaction, also on a technical level. We feel part of the project, Ducati supplies first-rate material and we have six engineers who support us on a daily basis. What we do is also thanks to their great support". What is your mission in MotoGP? "To support the manufacturer in every way while also trying to fully exploit everything we have available. Technical management is a Ducati prerogative, but we have structured ourselves so as to be able to fully exploit this possibility". Can a private team ever win the MotoGP title? "It&rsquo;s a bit of a thorny question. We take it race by race, but it&rsquo;s more difficult long-term. On a factory team, the riders are sharper, if only because they are more experienced, and they are supported by people who are used to managing the pressure and everything a season can bring.&rdquo; How is the new line-up? "There was immediate harmony, as if we&rsquo;d known each other for years. When you talk and immediately understand each other it&rsquo;s a lot easier, and there&rsquo;s a really nice, relaxed atmosphere among the mechanics, technicians and also between the two riders. This is down to the riders, who arrive with complete faith in our abilities. We wanted them and have welcomed them with great pleasure.&rdquo; What are Zarco and Martin&rsquo;s strengths? "Zarco has experience and has won two titles, aspects that can help him to grow further. Martin is enthusiastic, open and demonstrates a particular ability to adapt. He already has the situation under control and uses all the bike controls." So when do you expect a win? "As soon as possible. Any Sunday might be the right one. Our goal each year is to take a step closer to the factory bikes. So when the win comes, it will be too late but always very welcome&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP: Johann Zarco, from rags to riches!       

In what is team Pramac&rsquo;s twentieth season, the riders have scored three podiums in the first two races and now aim to win

MotoGP, Guidotti: “A surprising start for Pramac. The win? As soon as possible”

Team Pramac Racing is the Ducati satellite team of reference, its 2020 Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia now having moved up to the factory team. Just as Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci did in the past. Paolo Campinoti is proud to present plans for the new season: &quot;We&rsquo;re ready for 2021 - comments the Pramac CEO - it&rsquo;ll be Pramac Racing&rsquo;s twentieth season in MotoGP. And this year we can celebrate with four riders, factory entries Bagnaia and Miller, and new recruits Martin and Zarco. We know we can do well, and are once again aiming high&quot;.  The expert and the rookie, the Frenchman and the Spaniard, the two-time Moto2 champion and the 2018 Moto3 champion. With Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin, team Pramac renews its commitment: &quot;This will be my second season with Ducati &ndash; states Zarco &ndash; so it would be great to be back on the podium and thinking about winning. I believe I can aim high, seeing as I already know the Desmosedici. I&rsquo;ll use everything I learned last year and will have factory support, but it&rsquo;s on track that my positive thinking needs to come into its own&quot;.  The latest Pramac hire is equally enthusiastic: &quot;Being here is a dream - starts the Spaniard - my dad rode a Ducati and now I will too. I&rsquo;ll be starting from scratch but I know I can do well right from the outset with Pramac. Zarco is strong and I hope to learn from him. The Rookie of the Year goal is possible, though I have some stiff competition&quot;.  A confident air   Engineer Gigi Dall&#39;Igna heads up the MotoGP project for Ducati. With his skill and experience, he understands the value of the satellite team: &quot;Pramac is fundamental in terms of Ducati Corse technical development, as so many parts of the factory bikes are first tested by Pramac, which carries out this dedicated work. We want to win, exploiting our satellite team as we work towards a common goal&rdquo;.  Team manager Francesco Guidotti adds: &quot;In addition to the technical side, we also take pride in the human side. Our team has changed over the years, but it has always kept things fun, that&#39;s in its DNA. We&rsquo;ll have an enthusiastic rookie in Jorge, who can do well, while Johann is more experienced and will play a leading role. I expect a consistently high level from him. And we&rsquo;ll have two beautiful Desmosedici GPs. The latest Ducati versions available. Zarco will receive factory updates, Martin will use the first races as if they were pre-season tests&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  Moto2: Forward Racing aims high with Corsi and Baldassarri 

The Ducati satellite team has unveiled the Desmosedici GPs with which Johann and Jorge will compete in the reigning class. Francesco Guidotti is confident: &ldquo;Both riders can do well, it&rsquo;s going to be fun&rdquo;

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