The factory team showed up with GP21s which we notice are changing partners. Phillip Morris is gone and Lenovo is doing the new thing. Red is on!
It is definitely the air of change at Ducati with a predominantly red dress which sounds like a general mobilization. “ There is a lot of red, we wanted to highlight the official color of Ducati », confirms the CEO of Ducati Claudio Domenicali during the unveiling. With information technology company Lenovo, Ducati introduced a new main sponsor which is prominently featured on the 2021 fairing.
« The starting numbers are also new, from our Australian driver Jack Miller and the Italian Pecco Bagnaia. Both drivers have developed with us in our teams. They already have the experience to get the most out of Desmosedici motorcycles »Says Domenicali.
Ducati race director, Gigi Dall'Igna, highlighted : " I can't say it's the best bike on the grid, but what is certain is a bike that gives our riders the opportunity to fight for important results ". That’s it, which is already clear…” Our goal must be to bring back the driver's title ", added Dall'Igna.
The sporting director of Ducati, Paul Ciabatti, plussilk: “I think we will be among the protagonists in the fight for the title. " "I am convinced that we will be in the fight “, said the team manager Davide Tardozzi with confidence.
Miller would love to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Casey Stoner, who gave Ducati the only title MotoGP to date in 2007: “ we will do our best to win the title. It's been too long since Ducati won since Casey. ”
"The potential of the motorcycle is there“, confirms bagnaia. " The bike was already very fast last year, we managed to be competitive. I'm the one who still has to take the last step and I hope I succeed. "
