MotoGP Qatar Davide Tardozzi after the Ducati wreck: "we must understand and be self-critical"

The Qatar Grand Prix which opened the 2022 MotoGP season was a disillusionment for the official Ducati troops who had convinced themselves of their strength, even their invincibility. However, the sin of pride is costly at this level of the competition and the red tunics fell from a height at the same time as their leader Pecco Bagnaia fell, taking with him the ally Jorge Martin, just as well regarded within the brand. In the meantime, Jack Miller had joined the box with a GP22 rendered unusable by its erratic electronics. The anger of the 2021 world vice-champion was cold but perceptible as he pointed out a working method which made us lose breadcrumb trail. The executives of the official team, in fact accused, do not contradict their driver, like Davide Tardozzi who launches self-criticism.

The march should have been triumphant at Losail but it turned out to be funereal for the great ambitions of domination in this 2022 season for Ducati. Certainly, Enea Bastianini by his resounding success on the GP21 of the Gresini team saved the furniture, but barely appearances that Pecco Bagnaia highlighted in a statement where we feel that the official troops dispersed before losing their way. A confusion which impacted even its pilots.

A harsh criticism, but apparently justified if we judge by this exit from the team manager Davide Tardozzi looking like an apology to its pilot… On Tutomotoriweb, we can thus read about the disaster scenario experienced in Qatar : " This is not acceptable and we need to think about it.. We must understand and be self-critical to resolve problems. I think we made mistakes and it can't happen a second time ».

Davide Tardozzi: “it was our fault, not Pecco’s”

Pecco Bagnaia is therefore confirmed in his analysis: “ we trust him 100%, he will be our driver for the next three years. If we give him what he deserves, he will be at the top in every race ».

About the Tardozzi are very clear, there is a mea culpa for not having worked to the best of their ability Qatar. At the same time, there is a great desire to redeem and do better in the next races. bagnaia spoke to the team after the retirement at Losail and there is a unit of objective in the garage. In two weeks, in Indonesia, we will have to get off to a good start on the Mandalika route. And even more so since at Honda Repsol, we have demonstrated that we are already efficient and consistent.