Thꦆe Ducati general manager - the brain of the Desmosedici project which restored the Italian manufacꦦturer back to the top of MotoGP - has now revealed he was presented with the stunning opportunity to go to Honda next season.

Instead, Dall’Igna wꩲill remain but Honda will lose their star rider Marc Marquez who is expected to go to Gꦡresini Ducati.

Dalℱl’Igna’s revelation was to , and he said: “I feel go▨od at Ducati. 

“I worked so hard to get to a situation where Ducati is considered a model, leaving now൩ wo💜uldn't have been logical. 

“Then, it's true that I did what I had to do here. It could have been a chall♚enge won and archived. 

“And Honda is an equally interesting a𓃲nd importan𒐪t challenge."

One of Marquez’s key demands to Honda - before he confi💮rmed that he will leave - was to recruit top-class European-base🎶d engineers.

The MotoGP paddock a🐻rguably has nobody finer than Dജall’Igna, who much of Ducati’s current success is owed to.

That Honda approached Dall’Igna is perhaps a sign that the Japanese manufacturer listened𝔉 to Marquez’s criticism and is open to change in their bid to get back to the top.

Although it was too late to keep M💮arquez, it might be a ray of light that Honda are busy in the background trying to attract key staff who can turn their fortunes around.

Davide Brivio and Massim🌼o Rivola have also been linked🗹 with switches to Honda next season.

Shinichi Kokubu has left his💯 job as Honda technical director in another major sign that the manuf🤡acturer is trying to move in a different direction.