In 2017, the official Ducati team will look good. A Jorge Lorenzo assisted by Andrea Dovizioso with a dedicated Casey Stoner behind the scenes. Pirro, for his part, will remain the man in the shadows and with such a list, the Reds will finally hope to avoid lessons given by his satellite teams.
Less than Stoner is expected to be a valuable ally while among the fans, he could also serve as a valve to relieve pressure which will not fail to weigh on the Mallorcan's shoulders. Some attention must therefore be paid to the double Australian world champion. A situation that Paolo Ciabatti is already responsible for putting in place: “ Casey arrived at Ducati with a real desire to put his immense talent and technical sensitivity at our disposal. » declared the Italian on crash.net. " An approach and a will which will also serve us for production motorcycles because he is also interested in this aspect of thingss ”.
So here he is on the front line to have the full attention of the Ducatists: “ he is a brand ambassador. He is identified as a hero by Ducati fans. And Ducati fans are the basis of our business. Its very important. He does a very good job and his approach is perfect ». Stoner is therefore the sales representative of choice for the Borgo Panigale brand. But as a pilot, what is he still worth? “ He's just as fast as he was before he retired. He probably lacks the level of physical fitness of a driver who races every weekend in Grand Prix. But when it comes to pure speed and technical analysis, he knows how to take the bike to the limit. In this sense he is someone unique in his kind. ».
« We are lucky to have him, he is certainly one of the most talented riders in the history of motorcycling. He loves what he does, and he allows us to test and verify things optimally. This is an essential thing in a regulation which forces official drivers to only five days of annual testing. ».
