Gigi Dall’Igna insists “we can't play ꧙dirty” when asked about team orders within Ducati.

The Italian manufacturer’s eight bikes on the 2024 MotoGP grid (double the amount of the Aprilias, KTMs and Hondas) plus the superiority of the Desmosedici means that💯 team orders is a constant source of intrigue.

Last year, Ducati had three riders vying for the championship (168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi).

The brand’s chiefs were constantly asked if they preferred a factory rider to become cham♕pion - a subject which could become more prickly this season with the addition of Marc Marquez at Gresini.

Asked if Ducati riders could follow established orders, general manager Dall’Igna replied to : “This is a sport, which m🎐ean🗹s we have to act in a sporting way and we can't play dirty.

“This is the basis of my philosophy.

“To play dirty would be to limit the perfo🦩rmance of a bike to prevent a rider f𝔍rom winning.

“Jorge Martin had all t♒he cards to fight for the title last year, right to the e𒈔nd. No strange moves.

“That's playing fair, playing thꦗe sport correctly.”

And in the 2022 season, then-Gresini rider Enea🎐 Bastianini was able to fight factory rider and eventual champion Bagnaia wheel-to-wheel🧜 at several late rounds.

But in both seasons it has b💫een Bagnaia who trium🌊phed as champion.

His supremacy may be challenged by Marquez who will ♑ride a year-old Ducati at his new team, but has been tipped to challenge for the title by many people within the paddock.

Dall’Igna was a♉sked if more people would credit 🍌Marquez, rather than the bike that he has built for Ducati.

“My goal is to win, and I have to try to make Ducati do it for as long as p෴ossib🍎le,” he replied.

“That is the goal in my💙 job. I am not 𒐪egocentric in that sense.

“I don't see only Ducati winning, but winning together with the rider and 🅺the team. We are a team.

“I have neverꩵ considered whether the rider or the bike is 𒆙more important.

“The only thing that counts is that, at the end of the season, whoever wins the most important title will be on a Duc𓃲ati൩.”

The new concessions rules this year - which will prohi൩bit Ducati as last year’s most dominant team - could level the playing field and see additional challengers emerge.