Davide Tardozzi praises the work done at Ducati to make the Desmosedici GP a best-seller and a motorcycle suitable for all riders.
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It took many years to open a winning cycle in MotoGP, but Ducati reaps the deserved fruits of extraordinary work. After the historic triumph with Casey Stoner in 2007, the Borgo Panigale company rejoiced again in 2020 and 2021 by winning the constructors' title. And only in 2022 did she manage to regain the drivers' championship, repeating in 2023. She is the reference of the grid and has reached such a level that she has pushed Dorna to want to change the regulations on concessions, helping Yamaha et Honda.
To Davide Tardozzi, these were the first titles in the top category, given that previously as team leader he had “only” won in the Superbike World Championship. A great satisfaction for him, very attached to the Borgo Panigale company and who entered the MotoGP project in 2014: “ everything changed after 2014 – he told Autosport.com – with the arrival as general management of Gigi Dall'Igna and new management. We started a new story in MotoGP with a new bike that we developed year after year. Today's motorcycle is not a revolution, but the evolution of that of 2015 ».
« We got in trouble when they said only Casey Stoner could ride the Ducati »
The progress made by Ducati have been extraordinary and it is no coincidence that the Desmosedici GP has become the bike that everyone would like to have. About it, Tardozzi adds: " we got in trouble when they said only Casey Stoner could ride this bike. Now all eight drivers are very competitive and we are proud of it. We are at a point where we can manage the results, given that we have never stopped evolving the bike, because our competitors are very strong and we're afraid they'll find something that makes them faster than us ».
In Borgo Panigale they do not remain still, they know that they cannot rejoice in the position they have conquered. Especially with the new dealerships, competing manufacturers will have the opportunity to close the accumulated gap more quickly. Another challenge for Dall'Igna, Tardozzi and all the other men in red, determined to win again in 2024.
Marc Marquez will also happen in the family Ducati, which everyone expects to be super competitive despite racing with a satellite team and a Desmosedici GP23. One more adversary for Pecco Bagnaia, George Martin And the others. It will be a very exciting season to watch.
