Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali didn't make the trip to Mugello for nothing. At the end of the Italian Grand Prix, he celebrated the double of his motorcycles in front of their audience. But once again, the President had a bitter taste in his mouth. And doubly so. Because he noted the triumph of a Jorge Lorenzo whose departure he initiated while his supposed replacement, Danilo Petruccii, had just suffered a ruined race from the second corner after the start by Marc Márquez…
As a result, his own predictions were distorted, despite an overall result very favorable to his troops. Regarding Petrux, he said: “ What Marc did to him is incorrect. He was very aggressive and the race management must be more severe. It was an important event for Danilo and after this incident, he had to push hard to move up the rankings. I think a driver who does this to another driver should be punished, especially if he has done this kind of thing before. He may be the best on the board, but he doesn't have to do that in classe ”.
Then comes the Lorenzo case… “ We believed in him. A victory was missing. Jorge worked very hard but so did our engineers, like the whole team. When I spoke, I was sincere because it is frustrating to see that the results are not there. A few days later, I sent him a message to tell him he was a champion. At Ducati, we always decide based on what happened during previous races. But I admit this one will be hard to forget. So, we'll see ". Would a final twist be possible?
