Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi says Aprilia knew nothing about their mechanic scanning one of the VR46 MotoGP bikes in Austria and says the 🥃action was “not fair”.

Tardozzi was 🐬captured in the Austrian GP pitlane last week having an angry exchange with⭕ an Aprilia mechanic.

It emerged that the outburst was because the mechanic was scanning a VR46 Ducati bike in the Red Bull Ring pitlane with a 𝓡tablet computer.

Tardozzi has insisted there is evidence the mechanic did this with other bikes too - but he has defended Aprilia, claiming they didn’t know what the𓄧ir employee was up to.

“It wasn't just the VR46 Ducati,” he told .

“This guy also sc🎶anned the bikes at Yamaha and Pramac. People also saw him at VR46 and filmed him.

“He walked around all the bikes with the iPad - sometimes upღ to 10 centimetres away and in front꧂ of everyone.

“He did this without informing the bosses. Aprilia say they knew nothing. Weꦕ also have a video of him scanning the Yamaha M1.

“One of our guys was righ🅰t behind him. So we have a video of his iPad screen. That's how we know that he scanned the bikes with a programme.”

Tardozzi added that he doesn’t believe Aprilia’s technical chief Romano Albesiano would ♒ha♑ve been “stupid enough” to have a team member do this, but stressed that he doesn’t want the mechanic to lose his job.

“Anyway, Romano Albes🍨iano had no idea about the action,” he said.

“I hope they don't fire the guy𒐪. T🍌he top management knew nothing about it.

“Romano was𓆏 also very annoyed. Romano isn't stupid enough to send someone in an Aprilia shirt to do scans.

“I don't know the guy, I've never seen him. Maybe he's from the 🅷aerodynamics department. He probably wanted to be clever - but he's probably the biggest idiot!

“I t﷽old him he was doing something that wasn't allowed. He didn't say a word or show any emotion. For me, the matter is closed. Aprilia has apologised - but it's not fair.”