After the shock of the coronavirus which stunned it and put it on the ropes, MotoGP is recovering its senses and trying to get back into working order by taking into account the new constraints. A Grand Prix is being organized and if nothing has yet been determined about the place and time, the requirements for getting there are assessed with this list of personnel requested from teams who will have to make a selection in their personnel. A situation closely monitored by team managers, including Gigi Dall'Igna who warns that it will be necessary to remain cautious when resuming activities...
The wait will have been so long and the will to fight so restrained that the first Grand Prix of the year promises to be both exciting and explosive. An exhilaration that will fuel the desire to do it again as many times as possible until the end of this terrible year 2020. Precisely, this is what the Ducati man fears Gigi Dall'Igna.
The latter does not want to be a killjoy, but as a good technician, he fears that using an engine that has barely restarted and therefore still cold at high revs risks having unfortunate consequences... On Moto.it, the Italian explains his point of view thus: “ we are going through a very difficult time. We will have to use our heads to find reasonable solutions, to understand how many races can be organized without leaving drivers, teams and technicians hanging. »
« It is not reasonable to do too many races at the end of the year, you have to find the right balance », insists Dall'Igna. Then, once things return to some normalcy, important decisions will need to be made to reduce costs: “ it will be necessary to think from an economic point of view. Our sector will be one of the most affected by this crisis, because it is during this period that motorcycles are sold, and when we return to normality, most of the market will be lost. Therefore, we will have to reduce the economic impact on manufacturers and teams in the championship. We must expect a few years of difficulties, implement cost reduction policies, find the right formula. »
These words are all the stronger because they come to us from an engineer and therefore culturally against the restrictions putting a brake on his imagination. This shows the urgency of the moment.
