It's an exercise that Gigi Dall'Igna, the boss of Ducati Corse, had already carried out at the start of the season when his rider Pecco Bagnaia was collecting disappointments. Then the Italian found his feet, signing up for victory. He has six after sixteen Grands Prix, but his last retirement following a fall on the last lap of the Japanese Grand Prix hurts, and not physically. So we have to bring out the shield…
It was the accident not to suffer in a clan Ducati which has already been shared for a while on the theme of team instructions. This white result from the official in red Pecco Bagnaia will certainly further fuel the black anger of the brand boss Claudio Domenicali who has been demanding since Misano that we continue to share the points in his ranks. Everything hung by a thread, and this fall at Motegi which gave 8 more points to fabio quartararo which sets sail again General classification risks bursting the bubble in Borgo Panigale.
Gigi Dall’Igna Ducati: “ Pecco's mistake? I think it was right to try »
In the stand Gigi Dall'Igna, it's starting to crack. Davide Tardozzi, the team manager thus came out of his reserve after the disaster: “ the goal was obvious: finish Fabio Quartararo. You start the year trying to win as many races as possible. But at some point you have to think about the championship. You look at the other competitor. From Aragon we turn to Fabio every week. Losing two points is better than losing eight points » commented the Italian who is not really consoled that his pilot treats himself willingly " of a fool » after his failed action on the official Yamaha in the last turns towards the finish…
Pecco Bagnaia does he find himself alone facing himself? Nope. Gigi Dall'Igna thus flies to his aid on Sky Sports : " Pecco's mistake? I think it was just trying, when you're there and you see a better outcome that you can get within reach, you obviously try to go for it. If I had been in Pecco's place, in all likelihood, I would have tried too ". He adds : " Miller? He deserves this victory, he had an exceptional race, I'm really happy for him because it wasn't easy and he had been chasing this result for a long time ". It will still be necessary to rectify the situation from next weekend by Thailand...
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