The thrilling finale of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano revealed that, in this race, there were no team instructions at Ducati. Seeing Enea Bastianini, braking like a lumberjack twisting his GP21, brushing against the rear wheel of leader and title candidate Pecco Bagnaia on the GP22 made the Borgo Panigale staff tremble. Then, the last acceleration of “Bestia”, which only gave up for 34 thousandths, ended up convincing us that we really had a sporting spirit at Ducati. A spell which was broken by the big boss Claudio Domenicali who has just whistled the end of recess…
In this San Marino Grand Prix, Ducati Did he have the situation under control between his pilots or not? With the cold analysis of the brand boss who attended live the duel for victory between bagnaia et bastianini which ended at the finish line leans more towards the second hypothesis…
Ducati: “ perhaps it was better not to make this Bastianini attempt »
We thus read his words without ambiguity on Moto.it : " when two drivers don't work well together, I'm half happy. We spoke to all our pilots, they know they don't need to be too aggressive with each other. Enea rode well, but the last lap could have been spared: he risked too much, we don't like that ».
He adds : " I know it's part of the nature of pilots, but there are 150 people working behind them, there is a company, we have to try to work for the team, otherwise we are blamed for not winning the drivers' world championship ”, thundered Sundays who received this echo from Gigi Dall'Igna : " perhaps it was better not to make this attempt ". Fortunately for “Bestia”, the contract was signed… We will recall the winner’s version Pecco Bagnaia on the facts: I expected Bastianini's attack, there is no reason to have team instructions"
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