Ducati: Four GP20 bikes gives fair, positive competition
D🦩ucati will supply four factory-specification bikes for the first time in its MotoGP histꩲory, which sporting director Paolo Ciabatti hopes will provide key competition between its riders alongside increased development.
With Jack Miller’s future at Pramac Ducati finally announcꦍed following a contract saga, the Italian manufacturer confirmed 𒆙the Australian rider will contest the 2020 sea🔜son with a Desmosedici GP20.
Ducati will supply four factory-specification bikes for the first time in its MotoGP history, which sporting director Paolo Ciabatti hopes will provide key competition between its riders alongside increased developmജent.
Wit⛄h Jack Miller’s future at Pramac Ducati finally announced following a contract s🌊aga, the Italian manufacturer confirmed the Australian rider will contest the 2020 season wi꧒th a Desmosedici GP20.
It gives Miller the same specification as the factory duo Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci plus his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia who secured the upgrade as pa𒆙rt of his current deal.
While the confirmation expands Ducati’s factory bike effort to four machines, having provided just one latest specification bike to Pramac since 2017, Ciabatti wants the move to trigger increase🐲d development rates through greater feedback and more competition within its own ranks.
“We are really g𒈔lad to have reached an agreement with Pramac Racing that will allow our factory supported team to field Desmosedici GP 20 bikes for 🌱both Jack and Pecco next year,” Ciabatti said.
“It will be the first time that Du🎶cati will have four identical bikes in MotoGP, two for the factory Ducati Team and💜 two for Pramac Racing.
“This exceptional effort will help us to collect and share more information and improve the development process, with the aim of obtaining even better results and stimulate a fair and positive compet🥃ition among our riders.”
As Miller’s contract negotiations conclude, following rumours linking Jorge Lorenzo to a dramatic Ducati retur🧜n at Pramac over the Austrian MotoGP weekend, Ciabatti has he๊ralded the Australian’s “continuous progress” as justification for his deal.
“We are veꦯry pleased that Jack will continue with us next year, because he has shown continuous progress since he joined us in 2018, and want to thank Pramac Racing for their continued commitment to Ducati,” he said.
Miller’s Pramac Ducati deal sees just two places on the 2020 MotoGP gri♉d left to be filled officially: Johann Zarco’s Red♕ Bull KTM spot and Takaaki Nakagami’s LCR Honda ride – with the latter expected to re-sign in the coming weeks.
