Gigi Dall’Igna was there Friday Claudio Domenicalme yesterday, and Davide Tardozzi today. The former driver was invited by Dorna and FIM to the 30th anniversary of the derivatives on the Riviera. Davide was at the circuit with his son this morning.
He met with Stefano Cecconi, then he spent a few minutes with Michael Rinaldi in Aruba’s hospitality: “Keep it up, Michael. My compliments, really. ”“ Thank you, Davide“, Answered the rider. “The problem is that the Turk is scary. If I break off like him, I’ll end up in the fields. ” he said with a smile.
The team manager then chatted with us for a few minutes.
“It’s always nice to come here to Misano and see all these drivers in action,” he said. “The paddock was different in my time, but in the end everything evolves and I think it turned out well today. It won’t be what it was twenty years ago, but it has grown and improved for the better. “
Davide, how do you rate this Ducati V4 that won at the Riviera circuit yesterday?
“The idea of the V4 is that of a motorcycle born to win, which, like all motorcycles, has positive and negative qualities. Surely Michael and the Reds showed great potential here at Misano. In this regard, Dall’Igna received suggestions from Domenicali to win the championship and, consequently, this is the goal to be achieved.”
In the last two years there has been a lot of talk in the SBK about the MotoGP philosophy, often acknowledged and sometimes criticized.
“Ducati makes motorcycles of a certain type and therefore our philosophy is to bring the maximum of technology and innovation into MotoGP, then to transfer it to the superbike and then to the production motorcycle. We do that today. Sometimes we get criticized for this, but at the end of the day, Ducati’s philosophy is that and the process is inevitable. In fact, we want to make the best technology available to the end user. “
An inevitable process.
“This process means performance, of course, but also security, with all precautions for protection. In fact, I want to repeat the concept of safety, as we are often focused on performance. “
Isn’t there a risk that the SBK will suffer from this commitment with eight motorcycles in the GP next year?
“No way, no! The Superbike budget is the Superbike budget, so much so that Claudio and Gigi want to win this championship at all costs and the resources are not going to diminish. I can assure you of this. There won’t be any more, no matter what happens in the other paddock or not. “
Speaking of riders, in MotoGP you focused on the green line and are following the same direction here as well. Is that the deal breaker?
“We have to find young drivers who are doing the best they can to beat Johnny. He’s a great driver and to beat him we have to find someone who can make a qualitative leap. When you keep playing against riders who have never beaten him in the past, it’s complicated. That is exactly why you are following a certain direction. “
Speaking of riders. Petrucci is waiting for answers from KTM. If so, is there room for him in the SBK?
“I wish Danilo would stay with KTM.”
Let’s talk about Rea. Who does he remind you of?
“Think of all the great champions of this specialty. His talent is beyond question. We know him well and the world championships we have won are proof of that. II think Rea can stay in the top ten in MotoGP. “