‘Honda missed possibility to sign Gigi Dall’Igna out of arrogance!’

Honda were reportedly “scared” when an opportunity to recruit Gigi Dall’Igna arose, and backed out “out of arrogance”.
Luigi Dall'igna, Sepang MotoGP test, 10 February
Luigi Dall'igna, Sepang MotoGP test, 10 February

Dall’Igna has been༺ general manager at Ducati foཧr nine years when he started, and still oversees, the Desmosedici project.

And while Dal♛l’Igna can take credit for the best bike on the MotoGP grid which looks set to win two championships in a row, Honda are struggling with arguably the worst machine.

Alberto Puig, the Repsol Honda team manager, “had in his hands the possibility of hiring the guru of the ꧂paddock,” report.

But the fantasy move fell apart.

Honda were “sca🐽red in the last moment,” the report claim🎃s. 

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“Out of haughtiness, out of arrogance 🐟- they think that no🍨 one can teach them anything.”

Puig now “lives in despai𒀰r,” the report continues.

“Biting his tongue all day, repressing himself to comment on what he thinks🦋🍷.

“Puig is tired, fed up.”

The di൩fference in the machinery at Ducati and Honda could not be starker.

Puig has watch♚ed his two factory riders, Marc Marqu♔ez and Joan Mir, complete just one grand prix each this season, after 10 rounds.

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia, meanwhile, is vying for a second consecutive MotoGP title with his closest challenger, Pramac’s Jorge Martin, also riding a latest-spec Desmosedici - the crown jꦅewel of Dall’Igna’s career.

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