Davide Tardozzi made his hair even whiter with his red Ducati official tunic against a Jorge Martin nestled in a Pramac team which had never been such a better enemy since Jorge Martin found his cruising speed . Because Paolo Campinoti's men may well be distinguished colleagues as well as compatriots, they were nonetheless the first opponents to thwart to keep the driver's title in Pecco Bagnaia's box. A confrontation which turned in favor of the Borgo Panigale factory structure in 2023. But in 2024 there is one more opponent and not the least: Marc Marquez within the Gresini team. How does the fiery Davide Tardozzi envisage this new confrontation?
The nerves of Davide Tardozzi were put to the test in 2023 but given what is coming in 2024, he is not done having emotions. It must be said that, in the clan Ducati, he ultimately has the most thankless place. And he explains it clearly like this: “ Gigi Dall'Igna is from Ducati and he has eight chances to win. I am the sports director of the Ducati Lenovo team, I have two chances to win the race. So it's up to us, it's up to this team to beat the others ».
And it’s not simple, because everyone is on the same level: “ we have eight Ducatis that we treat honestly, for what they deserve, and what they signed in the contract. I can see all data from all other drivers. But we will never stop one of the other teams for the benefit of the official team. They have the right to do their best, they have the right to have all the information to beat us »Assures Tardozzi on motorsport.com listed on GP One.
Davide Tardozzi: “ we give all the information to the drivers who deserve it »
« Then it's up to us to have the best drivers and the best performances » adds the Italian who endorses this noble approach of fairness: “ it's Gigi's mentality, it's Ducati's mentality, so it's something that pushes us to always do better and provide better things and give riders the best bikes. Martin in 2023 didn't have a bolt less than us : he had exactly what we have and in the same period. We have never brought a new part without having the possibility of giving the same part to Pramac ».
Davide Tardozzi also proclaims to anyone who will listen that he fears nothing or anyone, even in such a context: “ we are not afraid of our riders and the competition within the Ducati teams, because otherwise we would not provide official motorcycles to Pramac and winning machines to the other two satellite teams. So we share the data and if we were afraid, we wouldn't share it ».
« We give all the information to drivers who deserve it. So if we were afraid, we wouldn't do it. We have a different approach. This means that we believe that competition within Ducati, i.e. between Ducati teams, increases competitiveness " finished Davide Tardozzi.
