MotoGP, Ciabatti: "The Suzuka 8 Hours? Bagnaia said to get everything ready for his arrival."

On his arrival in the Suzuka paddock on Friday to closely follow the team involved in the 8 Hours race at the Japanese track, Paolo Ciabatti of Ducati Corse let slip a few rumours about the brand's future in racing competition.

Still with little experience behind it, the brand has relied on the Kagayama stable to begin to size up the situation by having a clear goal. "It's a tough race because it's a comination of being fast, no mistakes, no crashes, no mistakes also from the team, and being efficient in the pitstops and reliability," he declared to Akira Nishimura of Motomatters.com, "We are here with Team Kagayama to gain experience for the future, because it's no secret that Ducati riders, also from MotoGP, would like one day to do the Suzuka 8 Hours."

With an initial goal of a top 5 finish and eventually finishing fourth one lap behind the HRC team, the trio of Mizuno, Syharin and Waters may have opened the doors for more well-known names."I posted a photo on Instagram together with the riders and Bagnaia, freshly married, commented "get everything ready for when I come", revealed the Ducati manager, not even excluding the presence of Di Giannantonio. "For now, however, it is better to count on the current lineup, which is of a good level. Then we will see what to improve for the future."