Pecco Bagnaia ha♕s been told to prioritise the MotoGP title fight rꦜather than entering the Suzuka 8 Hours.

This year’s edition of the famous Ja🐻panese endurance race was won by Honda, featuring MotoGP rider Joh🔯ann Zarco.

But Ducati were notable for supporting a Kagayama team, 🥃who rode Panigale V4s, overseen by Paolo Ciabatti.

“Prepare everything well, I’m coming later,” Bagnaia teased amid rumours that Ducati will enter a factory teamꦡ to next year’s Suzuka 8 Hours.

Valentino Rossi is among the MotoGP legends who has entered - and won - the Suzuka 8 Hours making it appealing for Bagnaia to emulateไ.

But Neil Hodgs🎐on told ♔TNT Sports: “I’d be very surprised if he did.

“Because🌠ꦫ the priority for a MotoGP rider is to win the MotoGP championship.

“Pecco wiꦦll be up against Marc next season. It’s a gruelling season with 22 rounds.

“I’d be very, very surprised.”

Sylvain Guintoli replജiꩵed: “I think he’ll go if there’s no clashes in the dates.”

Hodgsonᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ said: “Mick Doohan did the 8 Hours at the peak of his career.”

Gu𝐆꧟intoli, an experienced entrant to the Suzuka 8 Hours, said about the project that Ducati assisted this year: “They showed that the team was strong.

“The bike was fast in straight lines. Maybe too fast because it made the fuel consumption high. Their pit stop str♏ategy was a little🃏 off.

“But they had the speed, and fast riders, and were ⛦able to do great lap𒀰 time. The package is competitive.

“If the Ducati factory saw this♊, they’ll want to use them for the project in Suzuka.

“If somebody can help them 💮with fuไel consumption and the pit stop, then Ducati can.

“A major part of the work done by engineers is to save fuel, which at Suzuka is ꦫvery important.”

Completing the race in Japan would be another feather in the ca♐p of the Italian manufactu🥂rer who are dominating MotoGP and World Superbikes.

H🌳odgson asked: “What’s left for Ducati to achieve? What haven’t they won?

“This year they’ve gone into motocross and, already, their level is incredible. They will enter the world championship with a full factorꦆy team next ye✨ar.

“The Suzuka 8 H♉ours is an enigma. Bear in mind, who owns the Suzuka track? Honda. And Honda dominate there.

“Do you think Ducati would like to go and pinch🧜 it from them? Of course!

“Ifౠ anyone would be motiva𒈔ted, it would be Pecco. But I just can’t see it…”