Ducati Moving Into the Open Class - was deeply interested in switching to the Open class , the Italian manufacturer 's team also is evaluating whether to remain a participant in the 2014 season -class manufacturers .
Speculation that the Italian brand will make a radical step towards the championship this year started when Ducati Corse general manager Luigi Dall'Igna said that the open class is " the future of MotoGP " .
Ducati MotoGP project manager Paolo Ciabatti said his team did not overlook the possibility to go down in the second grade and terminate its status as a factory team .
He was very impressed with the speed of Aleix Espargaro in the Open class with Forward FTR - Yamaha , the Spaniard finished fourth in the overall standings pre-season test at Sepang .
" Clearly Open class option is something interesting , " said Ciabatti official MotoGP website .
" We saw Aleix with FTR - Yamaha has been very fast so obviously it 's something to consider , but we have not made any decision . "
" We will evaluate all of the information. This is the first time we used the GP14 racer . There are some areas that we need to improve, but positive . "
" We will evaluate and make a decision within the next few weeks . "
While the open class entries must use the ECU and software specifications , they benefit from a few exceptions to the rule than the manufacturer entries .
They are allowed to use the extra four liters of fuel per race , using the softer tire than Bridgestone and allowed to use 12 machines throughout the season compared to just five for the factory team , with engine development is also allowed during the season progresses .
Ducati will lose at least one rider in the open class in 2014 , the satellite Pramac Ducati rider Yonny Hernandez .
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