The Desmosedici Stradale will be equipped with the new Ducati Panigale V4 which will be presented on 5 November at 9pm CET at the Ducati World Premiere 2018 in live streaming on all Ducati channels.
An R version with a displacement of less than 1000 cc - which revs higher and is intended more for track use - is currently at the advanced development stage. This will provide the foundation for the homologated version that competes in the Superbike championship, where this engine will be used starting in 2019.
For full details see the Ducati website here:
http://desmosedicistradale.ducati.com/en_gb/