From the editorial staff of Corsedimoto.com
The traditional Christmas party at Casa Nolan is an opportunity to look back on the season and talk about the next one. Paolo Ianieri, reporter for La Gazzetta dello Sport, spoke at length with Danilo Petrucci, one of the brand's ambassadors. Here is the article published in the Friday December 21 edition. 50 other drivers were present at the party, including Álex Rins, Enea Bastianini, Marco Melandri, Chaz Davies, Michele Pirrole with his arms in a sling and Alessandro Botturi, ready for the Africa Eco Race.
FIRST PART.
Danilo, is this the best winter of your career?
Yes, because unlike past years, I am not entering the winter tired and with the desire to rest. I experienced the Valencia weekend as if it were Qatar and with this mentality I can't wait to start.
A year ago you were hungry and desperate. To lose weight you only ate carrots, potatoes, broccoli, soups…
Yes, I had done that on my own. I had started to eat less, but I arrived in Thailand with no strength and difficulty riding. This was not the right path to take. This year, I will also be able to count on Dovi to help me in my preparation as a driver. I will no longer work directly with Doctor Ceccarelli of Formula Medicine, where I would have liked to continue developing the cardio side. Now I will work with BioTekna for my physical and mental preparations. Dovi asked me for it and I'm proud of it. He told me that he needed a strong teammate to develop the bike and to allow him to be even stronger.
This is not at all common.
No. Personally this has never happened to me. This surprised even within Ducati. Tardozzi (the team manager, editor's note.) told me that he had never seen two drivers talking to each other during tests or in the evening in the office. I would like it to continue like this. Andrea gave me an extremely clear and objective speech: “Let's not do as we have always done with our teammates, who must be the first opponents to beat. Let's work together, there's no point ruining a relationship as good as ours. Let's build a superior motorcycle and then play for victory. » It's great to start this experience like this, knowing that we have our teammate by our side, not against us. The races will inevitably be the races, we will fight, but I can only learn from him. And I also talk about the man: he is a father, he has a good family situation, sees his friends. I had dinner with them and I note his serenity. »
During the tests you were one of the nicest surprises by being immediately fast.
I wanted to get off to a good start. My last races, especially those where it was hot, were below expectations and I wanted to get back into a good rhythm straight away to work properly for the races.
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