In the strategic negotiations that take place behind the scenes of MotoGP under the direction of Dorna who has, in any case, made it known that it is she who would have the last word, the case of new concession points in the regulations to be granted to Yamaha and Honda, with a certain technical delay, creates a point of tension between the five manufacturers involved in MotoGP. For what ? Because to the main idea of the advantages to be validated was grafted by KTM and Aprilia that of the handicaps to be inflicted on Ducati. A covert offensive which marked the general in chief of the Red Army, Gigi Dall'Igna...
Gigi Dall'Igna can't believe it KTM et Aprilia have decided to add to the current reflection on the new points of concession to the regulation to be considered for Yamaha et Honda a theme wanting to handicap Ducati. Because the initiative is a game-changer. Between Japanese who have to catch up and Ducati which must regress, the big winners are obviously those who find themselves in the middle, i.e. KTM et Aprilia ...
The string is big, but it's still tempting. On GP One, Gigi Dall'Igna can’t believe it: “ I completely agree with the idea of helping those who have difficulties, because I believe it will improve the show as a whole and that's what we live for » begins the Italian. “ However, I absolutely do not agree with the idea of penalizing those who have done nothing wrong, but who better interpreted the regulations, succeeding in bringing to the track an organization and a bike that was generally better than the others ».
Gigi Dall’Igna: “ this is really incorrect, I could never have asked for something like this like Aprilia and KTM did and still do in MotoGP »
And he mentions with a certain firmness: “ I think this is really incorrect, I could never have asked for something like this like Aprilia and KTM did and still do. I remind you that for Ducati, I accomplished everything that was already written in the regulations, I never asked for changes. I just used it as is ».
Then he sends this burst to KTM who failed in his maneuvers to take over the last two places on the starting grid left by Suzuki and Dorna keep in mind for the arrival of a new manufacturer: “ the world changes, there are Chinese manufacturers who are growing and might want to come to such a great category which gives a lot of visibility. There are rules to follow and the other satellite teams would not have been happy if Dorna had decided to give an extra team to another manufacturer on the basis of nothing. KTM should have negotiated with an existing structure, as we did ».
We will recall the position of Carmelo Ezpeleta on the initiatives ofAprilia and KTM : " I can't punish Ducati just because they are the best » commented the boss of Dorna. “ They ask me to take certain restrictions for Ducati, but they don't talk about it. We cannot penalize Ducati for being innovative and for having studied the regulations better, while doing everything within the framework of current legislation. ».
He adds, to be clear: “ I have no intention of going to Ducati and telling them: 'I'm sorry, you're too good and we have to stop you' ". And he points out: “ in Formula 1 they don't even dream of something like that : they don't stop Red Bull, just like Mercedes hasn't been subject to artificial restrictions for years ».
