Bitter Thailand
After the excellent tests in Buriram, the Ducati he didn’t expect to work so hard at Thai Grand Prix. In addition to never having been in contention for victory in Sunday’s race, it wasn’t there no Borgo Panigale bike in the top five positionswith Fabio Di Giannantonio best classified with sixth place. The result of the official team was particularly disappointing, with Marc Marquez forced to retire after a ride on the curb which damaged the rim while fighting for the podium and Pecco Bagnaia far behind, who finished only ninth, 18 seconds behind the winner Marco Bezzecchi.
Dall’Igna’s analysis
Gigi Dall’Ignageneral director of Ducati Corse, did not make any statements at the end of the Thailand GP, but this Tuesday he delivered a LinkedIn his usual comment of the match, without making excuses: “This world championship promises to be challenging and exciting, with expectations already high as we look forward to the next challenges.
First of all, congratulations to our opponents who have established themselves with full merit. Their competitiveness is not surprising; we saw proof of this in particular during the final stages of last season and even more so during the pre-season tests. The statistics highlight that we have not been on the podium after 88 consecutive races and, for the first time in 102 GPs, our brand is not among the top five.
This indicates that we must close the gap quicklybut we are aware of it and we won’t panic. It is a natural cycle, a drop in performance can happen, especially after such a long period of continuous success. Our efforts now turn to analyzing the data and introducing set-up improvements in future races, to ensure our drivers can be more competitive. There is definitely work to do, but we are well aware that this was only the first race of the season. The calendar is long and provides different tracks; we will have a clearer idea of our position compared to the competition only after the next rounds.
In short, it was a GP that we knew we had to manage intelligently. Marc he was doing just that, putting his whole head and heart into it. However, it was really unfortunate: first in the Sprint Race, where a questionable decision by the Race Direction cost him the victory, and then in the GP where, despite some difficulties, the podium was within his reach before being forced to retire.
Go Ducati!”.
