The last race is still to be played at Portimao, but even if the Portuguese Grand Prix has not officially closed the 2020 season, it is time to take stock in MotoGP. Ducati is playing for the title against Suzuki in the manufacturers' standings. However, when sports director Paolo Ciabatti speaks before ending the exercise, he does not mention this issue. For him, it is the missed opportunity of a package from Marc Marquez which predominates as a feeling. A disappointment betrayed by this desire at all costs to turn the page and start again with a clean sheet among the reds with blues...
It’s a Paolo ciabatti disappointed who spoke about the 2020 season of his troops Ducati. And for good reason… " Due to the accident that Marc had in the first race, we could have been one of the candidates for victory in this championship because in the last three years we have been second behind him with Dovizioso ". Could or should? The border is tenuous. But the Italian does not throw stones at his pilot Dovizioso : " I think that the format of the championship, the consecutive races, the difficult adaptation of our bike to the new Michelin rear tire and the riding style that it imposed made it difficult for us to stay at the front ».
That being said, he does not forget Dorna in the organization of this championship in the midst of a health crisis: “ it was an unusual season. In March we should have raced in Qatar, then at one point we wondered if there would be a championship in 2020. It's a great result to have been able to do 14 rounds in a difficult situation and I think that we should be proud of it ».
Roll on tomorrow
Less than Ducati will have to reinvent itself in 2021, with new elements: “ in general it has been difficult for us to adapt to the track conditions, in our case we suffer when there is little grip. But we learned a lot this year and I think we have some ideas for next year ».
Exactly, let’s talk about it… “ Next year we will have new drivers in the official team and also at Pramac. We are experiencing exciting times saying goodbye to Andrea and Danilo. Andrea has been with us for eight years and Danilo six if you count Pramac. We have to look to the future and I think we have ideas to develop for the future. We hope that next year we can be more consistent in all races because that is the only way to fight for the championship ". A new era is dawning, and Johann zarco will play its role...
