Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini agree that a year-old Ducati will soon win a MotoGP race.

Marc Marquez is the notable leader of the GP23 riders, and 🦹has come closest to victory ♏so far.

Gresini teammate Alex Marquez and VR46 duo Fabio di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi also 🍎ride the year-old versions of the bike.

“I think the win from a '23🎃 bike will come soon,” Bagnaia♚ told .

“But right now the level is very high, with the new tyres it's verဣy high again and [GP24 riders] are doing a very special ൲job.

“We are not just here, we are not three slow riders, just we are doiܫng a very excellent job.”

His fact𒊎ory Ducati teammate Bastianini added: “I agree with Pecco.

“I remember last year it was important to bring some time, to do some modification on the bike was♚ different compared to [his bike with Gresini in 2022].

“But the '23 bike for me compared to '24 is so similar and we🌠ll, for me this did not change a lot.

“L൩ike you say, Pecco, probably the '23 bike can wiꦅn in the future.

“But the problem is the level [of🔯 riders on the factory-spec bike].

“We are really close and Marc for ❀the moment is much faster with the '23 bike.

“B🍰ut for the difference, for me, it’s not really a biꩲg one.”

Jorge Martin, riding a factory-spec machine with Pramac, added: “I ﷽thought [at Mugello] the '23 will have been more competitive.

“Because last year, in t🤡he changes of direction, I was st🎉ronger than this season.

“So this𒁏 year I struggled quite a lot more with the '24 than last year with the '23.

“Now it's difficult to say buꦰt they are so similar.”

Last year, the old version of the Ducati was a regular grand prix wiꦯnner.

VR46’s Bezzecchi fought for the title on a 2023-spec machin🍃e, while then-Gresini rider Di Giannantonio also won a race.

Alex Marquez won🐈 two sprints las🏅t season on the GP23, too.