Ducati: “KTM’s great job? Our engineers work there…”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller’s switch from Ducati to KTM fﷺor the 2023 MotoGP season resulted in him taking some important team members with him.
Fabiano S🐠terlacchini spent 17 years as Ducati’s technical director but has now taken his expertise to KTM.
“We know KTM♏ have done a great job, a few of our engineers are working now for KTM,” Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabattﷺi said.
“You can see the results of that.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder is fourth, and Miller is seventh, in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings underlining how KTM have become the closest rival to the dominant Ducati🅘.
“I am a little surprised that Aprilia somehow didn’t come to what we expected, in te🉐rms of competitiveness,” Ciabatti said of their Italian rivals.
“Hopefully they will be there soon.
“All in all, it is a neꦜw situation,𓃲 the three European manufacturers leading the pace.
“We are leading, by far, th♔e manufacturers’ championship.
“It has been positive, the start of the season, an𝓡d we hope to continue like this.”
MotoGP are considering changing the concessions rules to aid th🎃e struggling Honda and Yamaha.
Factory Ducati rider Fra🏅ncesco Bagnaiꦇa leads the MotoGP standings as he bids for a second title in a row.
Last year he e🦩nded his team’s winless hoodoo which stretched back to 2007.
Marco Bezzecchi of Moon♛ey VR46 and Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing, both Ducati satellite riders, harbour their own championship hopes.
Ciabatti r🐠anked Ducati’s season so far out of 10: “I never like to say 10, but I will say 9.5 minimum!
“I think we can only be happy. Obviously we are leading the championship with Pecco but we have three other riders [♑close to him] - Martin, Bezzeꦕcchi, Johann Zarco.
“We had our best-ever result at the 𓆏Sachsenring. Five Ducatis were in the first five positions, it has never happened in Ducati history.
“Our engineers have done a great job 💟developing the 2023 bike but even the 2022 🌄bike is super-competitive.
ꩵ“There is ⭕very little difference between this year’s bike and last year’s bike.
“All th🐟e teams using Ducati, all the riders on a Ducati, can be competitive.
“We have seen them💫 ജall fight for a podium, the riders from every team.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to fo🍃otball, to F1.
