Each year MotoGP bikes seem to get better and faster and according to Álex Márquez, his bike – Ducati Desmosedici GP23 – does have ‘more potential’ if compared to the bike he had last year, the GP22 version. The Gresini Racing rider is still adapting to the newer version, which requests more work to get to extract such power, he believes.
The #73 also recalled, quoted on Motosan and in words to Motorsport, spoke about the time it takes to get used to the ‘new’ bike, and even gave the feedback of the other two riders that are on the same position: ‘Honestly, it’s a matter of getting used to it. I think the three of us [Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio and him] were very used to the 2022, which was a bike that at first offered you a lot of confidence, gave you a lot of feedback and it was easy to find the limit’.
Still, he believes, the current model he rides has more potential, but also requires more work to get working at the best level: ‘I already said it from day one, the bike we use this season seems to have more potential than last year’s, but we have to work on it and tune it up more’.
And already this year has got to the podium, with Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team): ‘On Sunday Bezzecchi had a great race, being very consistent, and I think that all of us who come from 22 are getting more into the rhythm of this bike’.