Gigi Dall'Igna, the Director of Ducati Corse, never really digested the de facto ban on wings imposed by Honda, while the Italian firm had recently played a pioneering role in the field, by persisting in working the subject under the mockery of his adversaries.
However, the future showed that the men of Borgo Panigale were right and, today, not a single manufacturer escapes the search for aerodynamic downforce on the front axle.
With three Ducati victories already this year, Gigi Dall'Igna set the record straight in the columns of La Repubblica, with Japanese manufacturers in general, and Honda in particular: « The Japanese could forbid us the fins, but they couldn't stop us from thinking. They said they were dangerous, but that's a lie. The truth is that we were moving faster and getting better and better. We Italians are quicker to solve problems. The Borgo Panigale mechanics center against thousands of Japanese brains. But we have ingenuity, inventiveness and imagination. They too have understood that they need to focus on aerodynamics, but it will be a while before they realize what we have learned.
There you go, it's done!
