The handling of the 2023 Ducati MotoGP bike is 'nervous' and 'more aggressive' than its predecessor, according to reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.
Despite a tricky pre-season and tough start to the 2022 season, the Ducati ended the campaign as by far the best bike on the grid.
However, he admits the handling now has to be improved as it is “more aggressive” than the 2022 bike. “But today [Sunday] we were turning around the problems, and it was still there in every area we worked. “It’s quite clear from the session on the lap time, because with used tyres with these changes I did 1m59.1s, 1m59.0s, 1m59.0s, and everything was solved. So, I’m happy about that.”He added: “After lunch, I was struggling with the acceleration because it was very nervous, it was very difficult to open full throttle because the bike was moving a lot and sliding a lot.
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