The coronavirus will have put a large part of the world in unison: stay at home! What prompts reflection is the exercise carried out by Gigi Dall'Igna. Ducati's technical director is one of those who is least happy with this situation which is pushing MotoGP to delay the start of the season. A frustration all the greater as this delay will benefit adversaries who were less well prepared...
Gigi Dall'Igna spoke to Sky Sport, a media outlet that asked him how he kills time at home and, also, how he approaches this situation as a MotoGP competitor: “ I am at home with the family, as I imagine all Italians. The atmosphere is not very good, the situation is not easy, I would have preferred that everything happened as usual, with the championship already underway. We can only accept the situation. »
The work nevertheless continues as best it can: “ we are trying to review some things that didn't go well in the last test, despite the fact that most technicians are not active. We are focusing on the things that we will have to freeze from the first race: I mean aerodynamics, in which we can still intervene in one way or another. »
« After the last tests, I was sure that Qatar would have gone well, after seeing Dovizioso in the race simulation with used tires, and with Petrucci, it had gone well... In short, I would have liked to do the Qatar race, because we could have done very well. I think Marc Márquez will benefit from this, because he will recover the most physically. With these months of additional preparation, he will be better prepared » adds the Italian who always has the competition in mind.
The proof: for Dall'Igna, not only Marc will benefit, but also Honda itself: “lhe judgment leaves room for certain manufacturers, who had had performance and reliability problems, there will be time to intervene. I am of course referring to Honda, but also to Aprilia. »
But now you have to look ahead. Dall'Igna wants to start as soon as possible and in all conditions: “ in these cases you have to choose the lesser evil and racing behind closed doors is, in my opinion, a solution. It won't be the same... But we're in a hurry. Racing behind closed doors is welcome for a season that will be fun but condensed. »
