Enea Bastianini has no intention of slowing down in the race: in the event of a third place finish, economic bonuses are triggered.
At Ducati, the close distance between Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini is starting to worry, which is repeating itself like a mantra in the last races of the championship MotoGP. So much so as to give white hair to those who do not yet have it in the factory team box. Four races from the end of the 2022 season, Fabio Quartararo is 18 points behind Pecco and 49 from Enea. For the second, the world champion is expected to be difficult, but still arithmetically plausible.
Until mathematics condemns him to postpone the world dream, it will not be possible to give orders from above to the team’s rider from Romagna Gresini. And it is not certain that directives can also be given later, since there are also contractual bonuses at stake. In fact if Enea Bastianini will reach third place in the final standings, will be able to collect bonuses from Ducati, Alpinestars and other commercial partners.
Bastianini aims for the world podium
The ‘Bestia’ looks with some interest to third place in the World Championship which is currently 24 lengths and is held by Aleix Espargarò. For the 24-year-old from Romagna it would be a nice calling card before being able to join the official team in the November test in Valencia. To date, there have been no specific requests from the top management of Borgo Panigale to facilitate Bagnaia’s task and it was clearly evident on the track.
On the other hand, Enea Bastianini, like any driver, knows that even a single position can mean a lot for statistics and contracts. For now, she is not surprised by the silence of the company, she has the right to gamble all her chances of aiming for the title. “But be careful, because a third place for Enea in the World Cup (now it’s fourth) affects the bonus in the contract with Ducati, with Alpinestars, with Kyt and with other sponsors“Explains his manager Carlo Pernat ad ‘AS’ -. This has monetary value and we are professionals here. It is important to have fun, but money is money“.
Bastianini’s hopes of leadership are now reduced to the bone, but this does not mean that in the last four races he intends to cut on the gas, indeed. But if you give Ducati a specific order arrived? “Ducati can say what he would like, but this year we are racing with the Ducati contract, but in the Gresini team that pays for the bikes“.
