This weekend on the Misano track which was the scene of the last tests with the Desmosedici led vigorously by Casey Stoner, Ducati is celebrating its 90th anniversary with its fans. The opportunity to discover the red planet and commune with its inhabitants. It is also the opportunity to approach its managers to find out their opinion on the MotoGP program. That GP One did.
And he's the CEO of the brand Claudio Domenicali which was put on the grill. A meeting which further highlighted the frustration of the men of Borgo Panigale at not yet having succeeded in unlocking their victory counter: “ not winning anymore leaves us with a bitter taste. Not because we are not capable of doing it, but because we have been ready to make it happen on several occasions. We have the potential, but we have wasted opportunities and that is regrettable. We are investing like never before in competition, both from a technological and sporting point of view, even if luck is not on our side ».
A message also distilled to current official drivers such as Dovizioso et Iannone. One will stay in the walls next year and the other will go to Suzuki. But the duo still in office already seems to be joining forces with the past. The future Lorenzo, on the other hand, is very present: “ what do we expect from Jorge? May he bring his talent and experience to enable us to take another step forward. Like I said, we were very close to winning races. We need something more. Lorenzo will help Gigi Dall'Igna to develop the bike and improve details that are not yet 100%. He will do his part and this will inevitably make us more competitive ».
So much for the future present. But there is also the conditional with a Stoner well-known refrain from an Alésienne ode to a return to competition for the 30-year-old retiree: “ it is not so simple » comments the pundit about a possible wild card. “ Casey is strong, but he hasn't run in a while. He should line up with drivers who are 100% every two weeks. And the MotoGP champions are no less talented than him. Stoner wants to be a test pilot and he is helping us as we have seen in recent days. We speak with him often and at length, but we have never done so before about a wild card ". A subject which will have to be dealt with definitively after the next tests in Austria according to the words of the double Australian World Champion.
