Alberto Puig did not miss one last opportunity this year to confirm his affection for the Ducati factory and its staff. The team manager may well see, from the rut into which his Honda troops fall each time when Marc Marquez's failures push them there, a Ducati domination on the track, he always puts the performances and the level of the Italians into perspective. The representative of the brand which has regretted the most crashes this season with all of its drivers would almost give the impression of raising his neck, but he has in his analysis an irrefutable fact: the drivers' title is missing. in Borgo Panigale since 2007.
This is an outing that is sure to make team leaders see red Ducati same color in MotoGP. She comes fromAlberto puig, team executive Honda whose current situation would require a certain modesty in the inventory, especially when making comparisons with the competition. But it is not in the character of the Spaniard whose traits would therefore fit with the philosophy of Honda.
The subject was discussed in an interview with the site Motosan where we feel a Alberto puig annoyed by the current popularity of Ducati, a factory already designated as the big favorite for the 2022 season: “ I think things should be clarified. Everyone says that Ducati is very strong, that it's going very well and it's true that the bike is doing well » he begins. “ More it's also true that they always end up never winning. Since Stoner won it with the Bridgestone in 2007, they have not won the championship. We talk a lot about the Ducati, which is doing very well, but which is not winning. So, obviously, she's a strong opponent but we'll see if she wins ».
Alberto Puig: “ we talk a lot about the Ducati, which is doing very well, but which is not winning«
Ducati has certainly not won a drivers' title since 2007 but has won the constructors' crown again this season, this time with the teams' title in addition. Repsol Honda is out of these three championships since Marc Marquez not here anymore. Furthermore, if the pilots Ducati were very wrong to share the points, they found themselves celebrating on the podiums more often than painfully getting up from the gravel traps. It will be recalled that during the last Grand Prix of the 2021 season, Repsol Honda no longer had valid drivers to put on the starting grid.
Gigi Dall'Igna said next year should be the right year to bring back the drivers' title. If, by any chance, there was still a little lack of motivation to reach the goal in the ranks of Ducati, we can bet that these comments fromAlberto puig will undoubtedly give a little more strength and determination to mobilize minds and hearts in Borgo Panigale.
