There were lots of people at the inauguration of the museum opened by Jorge Lorenzo in honor of the World Motorsport Champions. A trip to Andorra notably made by his former Yamaha staff and the current executives of his Ducati team. Among them, Paolo Ciabbati who accompanied Davide Tardozzi and who dropped a few words on Ducati's preparation for the important 2017 deadline. So if there will be Stoner behind the fairing, the shape of the latter could well surprise...
It’s a Paolo Ciabbati delighted with the trip back in time to the mechanical competition offered by the museum of Lorenzo in Andorra who let himself go into confidence. In fact, at the microphone of GP One, he first congratulated his new recruit: “ he did a remarkable job in this museum. He now deserves to rest before taking back the necklace. This will be an important year for him. He is extremely motivated and wants above all to bring the title back to Borgo Panigale, which has not been done since Stoner ».
« But it will also be a sensitive season for Ducati so much so that we are on the verge of giving Jorge and Dovizioso the most competitive bike there is. Stoner is also involved and we are thinking of defining a role for him in the team. He is an important element in the work done during testing and we will certainly see him working on the bike at the end of January at Sepang. As was the case last year. But I don't think he plays the role of Lorenzo's coach ».
What exactly does working on the GP17 mean? “ The engine is our strong point and we need to work on the chassis to make the bike easier to corner. Both Jorge and Andrea told us it was a physically demanding bike ". Already heard.
But here comes aerodynamics: “ in Borgo Panigale we have a small research department that designed the fins and found innovative things that our competitors then adopted. With the same scientific approach, the team is already at work and we are optimistic. We know that the engine regulations are strict and that we are entitled to two changes to the fairing during the year ". To be continued…
