2023-12-06 17:38:51
Claudio Domenicalihead of the firm Ducati, property of Audifrom his position of CEOwas shown today, in an interview in the italian newspaper ‘the Republic’shows his joy for the recent signing of Catalan Marc Márquezeight-time world motorcycling champion, for the deceased’s team Fausto Gresininow run by his widow Nadia Padovanito pilot one of the eight ‘Desmosedici’ that, next year, they will compete in the MotoGP World Championship.
Without wanting to compare himself with Real Madrid but feeling tremendously proud of what his factory is doing in how many championships it competes in, Domenicale acknowledges Massimo Calandri, one of the top specialists in the Italian world of two wheels, that “the fact that Marc “(Márquez) has signed for a Ducati team, it is as if Mbappé signed for Real Madrid.” It is evident that Domenicali considers that one of the great achievements of the Borgo Panigale factory is having been good enough, invincible, to convince the best rider in the world to get one of its bikes with a view to recovering the next season and returning. to fight, four years later, for victories and the world title.
“If there were eight Red Bulls in F-1, Verstappen would not have won the title with twice as many points as the second,” explains Domenicali.
“We all know who Marc is and how Marc drives,” says Domenicali. “What’s more, since the day he tested our bike, in the Cheste test, our other seven riders are already analyzing how Márquez drives our ‘Desmo’, since he managed to be, in a few minutes, in front. I swear that not even under torture will I to explain what the results were, but I can tell you that, before Marc got on our bike, we did racing simulations as if he were already riding it, relying on the data and style of his brother Alex. I insist, don’t ask me about the results, because I will not explain them even under torture. It is evident that the results, speaking as the CEO of Ducati speaks, must have been devastating… in favor of the eldest Márquez.
“I can only say that for us, for Ducati, it is a pride that Marc will ride, next season, one of our motorcycles. I can only say that I will continue to wish that the 2024 champion will once again be ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, but if there is anything “I am convinced that Marc will fight for the title until the last race, just as Jorge (Martín) has done spectacularly this year,” the Ducati Corse boss continues to explain. Domenicali, who assures that Ducati is like Coca-Cola “because no one knows the formula for our success and knowledge is shared among many people”, is not critical of the situation that may arise in the MotoGP World Championship, where There are people who talk about a single-make championship….Ducati. “Look, Verstappen has taken double the points in the F-1 World Championship from the second in the championship. Can you imagine the F-1 World Cup that we would experience if there were eight Red Bulls on the starting grid? Six of our eight drivers “They have won at least one grand prix this year and the title was decided in the last race, in a spectacular race. We can’t ask for more from this World Championship.”
“We have already done simulations of what Marc will be able to do with our Ducati, but I will not explain the results even under torture”
Regarding the possibility that Marc Márquez will only be with Ducati for one year, the one signed by Nadia Padovani, and then could take a good part of the Italian firm’s secrets to another brand, Domenicali was very forceful: “Of the “In the same way that no one at Ducati Corse treasures all the information about our secret, our riders are only capable of knowing 10% of the success of our motorcycle, so we are not worried.” The CEO of Borgo Panigale did praise, of course, the presence of engineer Gigi Dall’Igna at the head of this invincible project and his desire not to leave Ducati. “Gigig is a star and I hope he always stays with us, but I don’t rule out that, one day, Honda could make him a great offer.”
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