The debate on the carcass of the Michelin front tire fueled conversations during the start of the MotoGP season which began in thunderous fashion by Maverick Viñales. Rated as soft initially, some riders requested a harder version, starting with Valentino Rossi. Discussions which finally resulted in a decision by the Safety Commission which, by 20 votes out of 23, declared itself in favor of the use of this new carcass from the Italian Grand Prix from June 2 to 4. From Mugello, Gigi Dall'Igna's anger over this change was heard from a Ducati stand which, however, from that moment began its harvest of victories with Andrea Dovizioso...
Meanwhile, Casa Particular in Viñales lost his footing and the fate of Red was not improving in any way. To be honest, the fears and hopes of each protagonist were thwarted. A surprise and a failed assessment of the situation which still makes the technical man among the reds laugh, the essential Gigi Dall'Igna...
Public chat speedweek, he remembers : " To be frank, we were the only ones to speak out against this new front tire. And I admit that looking back, I don't really know what to say! I had discussed a lot with Michelin, I told them that I did not want this tire, but everyone adopted it for Mugello. I didn't agree ". We will remember that Lorenzo was also against.
« But it is also true that from Mugello onwards, we started to have good results. We have made a lot of progress and it was during the tests in Barcelona and Mugello that we made a technical leap forward. It was also from Mugello that Dovizioso began his excellent work which allowed us to fight for the title until the end ».
The new Ducati GP18 will be presented on January 15.
