Bastianini is in the final year of his two-season contract with the factory Ducati squad and was spared demotion for 2024 by Pramac’s Jorge Martin not winning the title in 2023.
Four times a grand prix winner in 2022 on the Gresini Ducati, Bastianini struggled for form in an injury-plagued campaign in 2023.
But the start to 2024 has been much more promising, with Bastianini on pole in Portugal before finishing second in the grand prix, while in America he overtook Martin late on for third.
The top Ducati at the chequered flag in what proved to be a tough race for the Italian marque, Dall’Igna heaped praise on Bastianini’s step forward.
“It was a long and gripping race, lively and vibrant, on a track that is most demanding in physical terms,” Dall’Igna said in his race debrief.
“Many duels and much overtaking that saw us as protagonists in a no-holds-barred contest marked by tracts of chiaroscuro, lights and shadows.
“For Enea this is an important podium, confirming that he is among the key figures on the track, race after race, with a constancy that he is gradually regaining.
Source: Autosport