Bastianini kicked off his sophomore MotoGP campaign and his first with the Gresini squad with a stunning maiden win in the premier class on his 2021-spec Ducati.
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The 2020 Moto2 world champion made waves in his rookie season last year with the now-defunct Avintia squad on a 2019-spec Ducati – scoring two podiums at Misano having started 12th and 16th in the San Marino and Emilia Romagna Grands Prix.
Enjoying a strong pre-season phase on the 2021-spec Ducati, Bastianini’s Qatar win led six-time world champion Marc Marquez to peg him as a 2022 title favourite.
Since 2021, Bastianini has been working with Giriboula as crew chief, who previously helped guide Dovizioso to three consecutive runner-up spots in the championship.
Dovizioso feels his old crew chief has been an important element of Bastianini’s rise to becoming a MotoGP race winner, explaining that his vast experience of how things work within Ducati…
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