The sporting director of the Ducati factory team, Paolo Ciabatti, clearly heard the words of the general director of the official Yamaha team, Lin Jarvis, revealing the hope of a twisted scenario during the next Valencia Grand Prix, which will be the last of this season. An expectation that comes from his own experience at the same place in 2006, where his driver Valentino Rossi was then the favorite, as is Pecco Bagnaia today against Fabio Quartararo. But the Italian makes his corrections in response to better remind us that comparison is not right...
Pecco Bagnaia is therefore only two points away from a world title which would make him succeed Ducati on the shelves to Casey Stoner, the brand's only World Champion in MotoGP since 2007. But before that, there was 2006 and the crowning at Valencia an Nicky Hayden of which we did not then give much of a chance against Valentino Rossi. And today, we are not betting more on the head of fabio quartararo. In the midst of these events, one common point, namely Lynn Jarvis, who is well placed to know that nothing is ever acquired until it is validated in MotoGP.
Paolo ciabatti understood the allusion, which puts pressure on his troops. And he responds by realigning the sights… “ I feel like it was quite different. because in this case, as we all know, Quartararo must win Valencia and I think Pecco must finish 15th or get zero points to lose the title race » analyzes the Italian.
« Okay, anything is possible, I agree with Lin, but let's just say that when our beloved Nicky Hayden won the championship in 2006, he won it by finishing third » he recalls. “ But this time Fabio will have to finish first and last year I think Ducati was 1/2/3 on the grid and 1/2/3 on the finish line in Valencia… » He ends on this point: “ ok, fingers crossed, but I think this is a situation where we can be confident going into the final round of the championship and hopefully we can celebrate with all our fans ».
Paolo Ciabatti gives his orders: “a Ducati must win in Valencia regardless of the rider"
Because the stakes are immense: “ Everyone knows we haven't won the drivers' title since 2007 and this is the closest we've come to winning it in 15 years, which is a long time. So it's very important for us, for the company, for Pecco, for all those who worked " recognize Paolo ciabatti. “ I think there is no doubt that Ducati is the most competitive bike in MotoGP this year. We won 12 Grand Prix, I think these are the best results in the history of Ducati, in MotoGP, many pole positions, podiums and so many front rows, it's very good and shows that the Bologna engineers have worked hard and made a fantastic work. Now what they're saying is that the “icing on the cake” is missing, and we're about to get there ».
And to complete the work of this season and give ourselves every chance of success, Paolo ciabatti finally gives clear instructions to its pilots in Desmosedici… “ There will be an instruction from the brand: a Ducati must win in Valencia regardless of the rider because if Ducati wins, then Fabio, even if he comes second, cannot be world champion. Everyone was talking about “team orders, team orders”, so in the next race, we can say that there is an order, that a Ducati rider must win. It's fine no matter who it is ". To the wise...
