MotoGP, Massimo Rivola, Aprilia: “the weak point is not the Ducati, but who sets the rules”

The Grand Prix ofArgentina will begin and we hope that the laps that will be accomplished by the drivers on the Termas de Rio Hondo track will erase this series of technical protests against Ducati, at the same time as the Argentine asphalt. The decision was rendered by the judges in favor of the Reds, but the four plaintiffs remain bitter. If we don't show it too much at Suzuki or Honda, it's more obvious among the Europeans Aprilia and KTM...

Ducati arrives at Termas de Rio Hondo after taking a victory in Geneva, where the Court of Appeal declared the legitimacy of their deflector placed on the swingarm. A story that changed something in the relationship between the manufacturers. Gigi Dall'Igna thus did not welcome the words of Mike leitner of KTM, insisting on the fact that the Italian thinks he is smarter than the others… “ they bother me. I have always believed that modesty is an important quality and, therefore, I have always tried to behave in this way. Then everyone has their own opinions ».

But the KTM technical director reiterates what he said: “ it would be Gigi who said that the others are not intelligent enough,” explains the former chief technician of Dani Pedrosa to “La Gazzetta dello Sport”. “The sentence does not surprise me: when it comes to making a technical and political decision, anything can happen. Through our action, we have made it clear how much more credibility is needed and how much more control is needed in the regulation. There was a philosophy of at least five manufacturers who did not want to move in the direction of aerodynamic research, and everyone this winter worked in this spirit ».

Massimo rivola, for Aprilia, begins by trying to be humorous: “ are the wings just there for the birds to cool their legs? That they fly with it, is that an undesirable side effect? » Then he adds: “ technical director Danny Aldridge emerged vindicated after declaring that “the aim was only to cool the rear tyre”. The Federation could not deny itself. To say that Ducati cheated is not the correct conclusion. They acted in the right way, taking advantage of the gaps, they were excellent in going to the limit. The weak point is not the Ducati, but who sets the rules ". The new target is designated…