Coming into his second season in the premier class, Bastianini has switched from the defunct Avintia squad to Gresini Racing as it returns to being a true independent outfit following seven years as Aprilia’s factory entrant.
Bastianini – who began his grand prix career with Gresini Racing in 2014 in Moto3 – scored two podiums with Avintia in his rookie campaign last year, claiming third in both the San Marino and Emilia Romagna Grands Prix.
The Italian will continue to ride a Ducati in 2022, but will pilot a 2021 factory-spec Desmosedici instead of the 2019 bike he rode last season.
Having tested the bike already in November at Jerez, Motorsport.com asked Bastianini during Gresini’s launch event on Saturday what the main differences are between the GP19 and GP21.
“I’ve tried this bike only on one track for the moment in Jerez, but when I rode it for the first time, I could see it was more easy and [I was] more relaxed during the session,” he said.
“Also, when you push, you…
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