The contracts of Enea Bastianini and Francesco Bagnaia with Ducati expire at the end of the next MotoGP season. None of them have continuity guaranteed, not even the two-time champion Bagnaia, as revealed by the Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti.
Quoted in Motorsport.com, the Italian stated that nothing has been decided: ‘I would say that all, or almost all, riders have contracts expiring at the end of 2024, including ours. Beyond our desire to continue with Pecco, although we’ve decided not to talk about it now, it will be a tough decision’.
Ducati will wait for the ‘first five to six races’ of 2024 to decide, although Ciabatti ensures there’s already a rough direction: ‘We already have somewhat clear ideas now, but for example, Enea had an exceptional season in 2022, while this year he had a lot of bad luck. […]. I would say that after five to six races, there will be clearer ideas about who will be the official team riders. Although I think, 99 percent, one of them will be Bagnaia’.