it took nine years Gigi Dall’Igna to settle motorcycling accounts. After winning the 125cc, 250cc and Superbike with Aprilia, joined the ranks of Ducati with a single goal: to close the circle by winning the MotoGP crown. In Valenciain last GP of the season the account has been fixed.
Gone are eight years of failed attempts that would have caused many to throw in the towel. but not to Gigi Dall’Ignawho applied a ‘learn by trial/error’ logic took steps until he found the winning formula.
It has been the chronology that led to Ducati and Dall’Igna to reach the ‘holy grail’…
● 2014. Dall’Igna arrives at Borgo Panigale Ducati from Aprilia to take charge of Reparto Corse. relieving Filippo Preziosia mythical figure in the house, burned after the massive failure caused by the passing of Valentino Rossi of Ducati. That first season Ducati was racing with the legacy left by its predecessor, while Dall’Igna spent that year familiarizing himself with the racing department and analyzing the way it worked and its members, at the same time he began to identify what will be ‘the Gigi’s first Desmosedici.
● 2015. Dall’Igna puts ‘his motorcycle’ on the track. This is the era of motorcycle evolution. In Andrea Dovizioso Y Andrea Iannone they get a few podiums, but their first victory denies them.
● 2016. Dall’Igna’s Desmosedici won the first two races with different drivers. The Italian engineer understands that he has a tool to attack MotoGP, the only title left for him to conquer among motorcycling’s elite. He transferred his trust to Ducati management and asked for permission to sign a winning rider. the chosen one is Jorge Lorenzowhere Ducati spends an astronomical figure. Andrea Iannone was chosen to accompany him in the box, but his resignation in favor of a position in suzuki forces to repeat Andrea Dovizioso, who was offered a draconian pay cut. Dovizioso goes on to earn a tenth of his new teammate.
● 2017. ‘Shy’ Dovizioso saved Dall’Igna’s era by winning six GPs, showing the competitiveness of new Desmosedici. Meanwhile, super star Lorenzo has had a disappointing season in his adaptation process to his new bike.
● 2018. Dovizioso won four GGPP, Lorenzo three. Dall’Igna’s bike has the ability to win with two riders with different styles. At the end of the season, Ducati decided to do without Lawrenceand Dall’Igna rethinks his pilot strategy.
● 2019. The approach of two drivers facing each other in the box fighting for the same goal gives way to a ‘friendly box’. Even the benchmark rider, Ducati decided to put aside Andrea Dovizioso to mutual friends: Danilo Petrucci. The aim was to prevent the breakdown of the internal rivalry so that Dovizioso could focus his energy on the title attack. But the victories of this one dwindled to two in all seasons. Dall’Igna stopped believing in him as the rider who would give him his long-awaited MotoGP title.
● 2020. A year of transition in which Dall’Igna’s relationship with his pilots entered a conflict zone. Convinced placed in the hands of Andrea Dovizioso Y Danilo Petrucci a winning bike, the engineer understands that the lack of results can be attributed exclusively to the riders. Time to change strategy again.
● 2021. With no budget to sign a ‘top’ rider, Ducati is looking for a winner in their ranks. He removes veterans and promotes pilots finishing training to his satellite team: Pecco Bagnaia Y Jack Miller. The gamble paid off, as both races were won, and Bagnaia finished the season as the fastest driver in the category, winning four of the last six GPs. Dall’Igna understands that this time yes, the fruit is ripe.
● 2022. The Italian engineer threw his master card on the table. After testing a winning driver, creating the most comfortable environment possible for his reference driver, Dall’Igna the Ducati roller was ‘invented’. Line up up to eight bikes on the grid and include all available young Italian Ducati riders. His bike is recognized as the absolute reference in the category. Seven of its eight pilots managed to take pole position throughout the season; his bike has had one, two or three riders on the podium in the last 25 GGPP held… This time, yes, the time has come to settle the pending account: in Valencia, Pecco Bagnaia giving Gigi Dall’Igna his coveted MotoGP title.
Source: La Verdad
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