Michele Pirro is the essential test rider of the Ducati Corse entity which is currently triumphing on all battlefields. Whether the campaign takes place in MotoGP or WSBK, the dominant color is the same and it is red. A prosperous period, but it was not always like this at Ducati which ate mad cow for almost a decade before devouring all the races contested on a track. Michele Pirro has experienced this exhilarating rise and he therefore knows better than anyone what must be done both to succeed and to sustain it. A method and a discipline that the Japanese have apparently forgotten.
« I'm the last to finish, the first to leave, I don't stop ". Therefore Michele Pirro defines his working day at Ducati thus insisting from the outset on the fact that the results currently produced by the brand in the track speed championships did not fall from the sky. On Moto sprint, he explains : " This is part of my role, what I do and the spirit we have in the company: not to stop ».
And yet, given the current situation, where Ducati should only fear its shadow, we could, in Borgo Panigale, let go, revel in the good times while resting on our laurels, even grant with closed eyes to our laminated adversaries concession points in the regulations so that they try to get up... An abandonment which would be more than guilty warns a Pirro whose mobilization does not weaken, even if all the objectives are achieved and even exceeded...
Michele Pirro: “ we see that KTM – where there are many of our people – is on the right track »
« Even if due to the technical situation we have, one might think that it is better to slow down a little, we act as if we are pursuing the same thing as six or seven years ago. It's our state of mind and what allows us to make a difference. We might let go for a moment, but we're still on the right track. We always face challenges with the same spirit and it's really nice » rejoices the Italian.
He adds : " I learned that in racing to the checkered flag, everything is to be defined. It's clear that this first part of the season has shown our potential, but we must not let our guard down because with the current format, many points are won and lost. We see that KTM – where there are many of our people – is on the right track ». Michele Pirro finished : " you don't have to stay calm. Even if Pecco, Bagnaia and Martin showed that they were strong. But also all the Ducati: Marini, Zarco, Alex Marquez on occasion, Bastianini who is getting back into shape... I think it's a good reference for this second part of the season ».
