To Danilo Petrucci, life as a Ducati official is a constant challenge. A tense situation which does not only come from his contract of only one year, with a Jack Miller just like a Pecco Bagnaia ready to take his place. Petrux also faces a lack of legitimacy in this position, judging by some comments. The latest arrival from Spain wants Ducati to have wished, after the Australian Grand Prix, that Baptist ultimately Dovizioso's teammate.
We will remember that at Phillip Island, Baptist had replaced Lorenzo on the official Ducati. And that he did very well with a fourth place finish. Incidentally, it is on the same Australian route that Baptist made a sensational entry into Superbike, crushing the competition from its first official appearance in the category. Which was also that of the Panigale V4R. A couple that makes a community cringe which was already lamenting the domination of Kawasaki and Jonathan Rea !
According to “Radio Marca” relayed by Tutomotoriweb, the great performance of Baptist during the Australian Grand Prix would have given Borgo Panigale the idea of a resounding exchange. It will be recalled that the Spaniard was promised to be part of the official Ducati Superbike team, while Petrucci already had a contract with the official MotoGP team.
However, according to the Spaniards, the Borgo Panigale team would have regretted these choices and would have attempted the exchange between the two pilots without being able to carry out the operation. However, the facts remain: the decision to bring Baptist in SBK has proven to be very successful so far. And Danilo Petrucci proved to be a fast official Ducati rider during offseason testing. However, he will have to confirm very quickly with a convincing result in the race to establish his position...
