My big Ducati regret - “sometimes I didn’t rise to the situation”

"Ups and downs" of Ducati tenure assessed

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Enea Bastianini has admitted one big regret from his stint at Ducati.

In 2025 Bastianini will leave behind his fꦑactory Ducati seat to Marc Marquez, and will head to KTℱM’s revamped Tech3 project.

It brings to an end his two-year period in Ducati’s official🗹 team which never lived up to its full potential.

"I will certainly take away a lot of experience,” Bastianini told ♌.

“Let's say 🍌that they have been꧅ four very good years, with ups and downs.

“Sometimes, if you want, we can say that I didn't rise to the situation, so I have so many things to 𓄧reproach myself for.

“But there were also many joys a😼nd I experienced many 🧜beautiful moments.”

Bastianini w💦on seven gran🏅ds prix and two sprint races on the Ducati.

In 2022, for Gresini, he won the second-most amount of races behind champion Pecco Bagꦍnaia which earned him a promotion, above Jorge M🧔artin, into the factory team.

But his 💝2023 was ruined by a major shoulder injury suffered at the very first round.

Mid-way through this seasoไn, his bike was already being touted for Martin or Marquez in 2025.

Bastianini has committed to KTM for next year, alongside Maverick Vinales in🧜 the Tech3 team which will have factory material.

"At the beginning it won't be easy to change bikes after all this time, to change everythinꦉg a bit,” 𒀰Bastianini said.

“But I believe that there is a good future waiting for me and that I can be competitive, after having a strong teammate like Pecco, who has m❀🌜ade me grow a lot from different points of view.

“But the same goes for Jorge and Marc, who gave me a har🎃d time and made me 💛grow. I feel like a better rider and I hope I can prove it.”

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