At KTM, we recently organized our troops by integrating Danilo Petrucci from the Ducati game. A red hand with few confirmed advantages at the moment. Only Jack Miller is on the 2021 roster with a contract. For the rest, it's the ink bottle and in particular about Andrea Dovizioso who seems to have difficulty making himself heard by his employer. Both financially and technically, Borgo Panigale considers that its first pilot must make do with what he is given. While looking elsewhere. A high-risk scenario if the rider tires before Ducati comes up with its plan B. A danger which would even be imminent according to Carlo Pernat…
KTM joined in the last few hours Yamaha , Suzuki and practically Honda in putting its troops in battle order for after 2020. If we can understand thatAprilia has more difficulty filling positions, we do not completely understand the policy of Ducati. Everything is still fallow for the protagonist who has been vice-world drivers' champion for the last three years. And despite the façade of serenity, we do not really perceive harmony between the negotiating parties. We would even encounter a point of divergence.
The columnist, manager, and former director Carlo Pernat once again assessed this astonishing situation in an interview with Radio 24. The Italian does not beat around the bush: “ I read that Ducati had great confidence in Dovizioso, but in fact that is not the case ". He starts strong, but he also argues: “ I saw Ducati looking for Pol Espargarò in May, signing Jack Miller, asking for Fabio Quartararo, making an offer to Maverick Vinales and Marc Marquez, even though they knew it wouldn't go through. At this point I don't think there is that unconditional trust that should be given to a driver ».
“Dall'Igna has an opening speech towards Jorge Lorenzo”
« It is clear that lately the relations between Ducati and especially Dovizioso-Dall'Igna are not the best, but this happens in the best families ". A notion of family that he also uses to illustrate the case Jorge Lorenzo : « in an ideal fairy tale, Gigi Dall'Igna is the father and Lorenzo is the son, because they have always been very close. Dall'Igna's statements do not close the doors, Dall'Igna's speech is: “Lorenzo, look at yourself in the mirror, look at the reasons you have. Do you consider yourself a pilot? If so, we can talk.” In my opinion, this is an opening, because if I want Dovizioso I say: “No, I will do anything to have him” "
An approach all the more worth pondering as on the other side, it seems that the lack of consideration is obvious: “ Dall'Igna also speaks of economic discourse in his statements. I understand, but with Miller he signed, other drivers were sought. Dovi, it seems to me, was even put in the queue, as if it was obvious that he could take a 50% or 40% pay cut ". Between Ducati et Dovizioso, nothing is decidedly simple to the point that both parties would wait for the first 2020 races before deciding…
