Paolo Ciabatti from Ducati like the rest of his colleagues is looking to kill time in Argentina. A time that suspended its flight on the route of Termas de Rio Hondo where the whole fate of a paddock hangs on the flight of a wayward cargo plane, but on the precious cargo. A situation which leaves the right time to purify certain liabilities accumulated over two Grands Prix. And at Ducati we want to close the misunderstandings born from Qatar to quickly rediscover the delights of the best days of the end of the 2021 season. So we speak in good faith for all the subjects which have caused anger...
At Ducati, official version, we obviously hoped for much more than these 14 points scored by its drivers Jack Miller et Pecco Bagnaia. And above all because the latter only reported one of these points, so much so that he now accuses 29 behind the championship leader Enea Bastianini on… Ducati. But GP21.
Precisely, on this GP22 debate, the team manager Paolo ciabatti aims to be transparent: “ in Qatar, we made life a little complicated, by bringing a system that is not yet 100% ready to free practice and until Saturday morning. And once you lose the feeling, it's hard to get it back immediately » said the Italian on 'La Gazzetta dello Sport'. However, there is no doubt about the potential of the new MotoGP prototype. Ciabatta evaluates it “ at the same level. In fact I would say even better than the GP21 ».
Paolo Ciabatti: “ no one opened up a significant gap. But now it will be necessary to realize«
So much for the motorcycle. It now remains to put the pilot back in the saddle. And it would also be on the right track: “ the Pecco I saw arriving here in Argentina seemed recharged and very convinced of his abilities and the bike. The championship is still long and, fortunately, no one has opened up a significant gap. But now it will be necessary to realize ».
For the 2021 world vice-champion, after being very critical of his employer in Qatar, he takes his share of responsibility for the second disappointment experienced in Indonesia: “ ultimately it was my fault, because I didn't push too much forward. In the end I suffered from adhesion ". Here are the things put back together. Now all that remains is to perform this weekend in Argentina. When the motorbikes arrive...
