Riders
Enea Bastianini
- Team Red Bull KTM Tech3
- Bike KTM
- Date of birth 30/12/1997
- Place of birth Rimini
- Height 168 cm
- Weight 64 kg
‘The Beast’ had an acceptable season – two wins and fourth in the riders’ standings – but Marquez beating him on a bike a year older saw few suggest Ducati had made the wrong call. A ride with Tech3 was a decent landing spot, but raised eyebrows.
Bastianini has never ridden anything other than a Desmosedici in his five-year MotoGP™ career, one where his supernatural tyre management saw him become the sport’s most feared rider on fading rubber towards the end of races. Finding that same sweet spot on a KTM that needs to be manhandled differently won’t be the work of a moment.
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