WSBK Superbike Mandalika J3 Luigi Dall'Igna: “If you don't win, you're a loser”

After winning a MotoGP world title on Sunday afternoon, participating in the Dorna/IRTA celebrations on Sunday evening, seeing the developments of the Desmosedici on Tuesday during the first MotoGP 2023 tests, then going to the EICMA in Milan before taking the plane to fly to Indonesia, last week was not relaxing for Luigi Dall'Igna et Paolo ciabatti, two thinking heads of the triumvirate that presides over the destiny of competition at Ducati.

Naturally, if they went to Mandalika instead of enjoying a well-deserved rest in front of the television, it is because they were hoping to celebrate a new world title in Asia, this time in World Superbike. This was done thanks to Alvaro Bautista, author of a sufficiently solid performance for the three victories of Toprak Razgatlioğlu fail to delay the coronation impatiently awaited since 2011.

At the highest level of motorcycle competition, the 2022 season therefore takes on the red color of the Borgo Panigale firm and all that remains is for the Italian V4R to score 13 points in Australia to add the Superbike manufacturer's title to the list of achievements. already more than fleshed out.

The big boss of the transalpine racing service, Luigi Dall'Igna confided his joy to the official website Worldsbk.com : " It was a wonderful day for us! We have worked a lot with Álvaro in the past and he did a fantastic job in 2019 until the middle of the season, but in the end we could not win the crown. Today we won: it was a fantastic emotion and a special day! »

« We have to go to Australia for the last round and fight to win the (constructor) championship as well. We're pretty close to it but motorcycle racing is strange sometimes, so we have to be focused and try to catch it. »

« Álvaro probably had one of the best seasons of his life. This year and 2006 have been two truly incredible seasons for him: in 2006 he won the 125cc World Championship and now the Superbike. He's a really fantastic driver and I'm really happy that he was able to win the title today. »

« It was a great season because everyone could win and everyone fought until the last corner to try to win races. They all had wonderful races and I would love to go home and watch all the races in the off-season because they had some really special races. »

« It’s been an incredible season! I'm really very happy for all the people at Ducati Corse, because they worked very well this year, but not only this year since I think they also deserved the championship a few years ago. But in the end, we are very proud of the work we did in 2022. »

« It will be very difficult (to repeat this in 2023) because there will be a lot of drivers and a lot of manufacturers who, for sure, want to win the championship next year. We have something in mind to develop our bike to be a little more competitive, but we don't know what the others are doing, so it will definitely be difficult. »

« It's important to build a good bike, but in the end the most important thing is to win, since that's why we're here, so if you don't win, you're a loser. »