That is an inside-story told by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michele Pirro, their test rider for the past decade, who h﷽as played an understated role in the ✃famous Italian brand morphing from underachievers to dominant.

Stoner was the last MotoGP champion riding for Ducati, in 2007, until finally last year 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia ended the barren years.

Pirro told that Bagnaia’s victory was a relief: "That𒉰 was important for me because I came after 𒁃Rossi failed. 

“It was said at the time: 'With this motorcycl꧋e, only Stoner can be fast.' 

“I've always thought I'm a normal rider who, like Valentino and many other riders, needs the feeling to the front. I worked hard to convey to the engineers what the driver feels. And that led to the bike getting b🦩etter and better." 

Although Rossi’s two dreadful seasons at Ducati are a stain on🦋 his otherwise immense career, he played a part in restoring them to the summit of MotoG🔯P again last season - Bagnaia was a product of his VR46 Academy.

For Pirro, years of testing a sub-par bike have left stark memories: "The engineers always look for answers in the lines 🎐they read on the computer screen, but there are riders on the bike.

“It ꧒was difficult at the beginning because they were only interested in the numbers, but it w🧔as important to get them to think about what the drivers are saying. This has led to better and better work. 

“For my part, I have always tried to do my best. And I had the opportunity to work with great riders – like 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Dovizioso, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Lorenzo, Casey, with whom I worked for six months, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Iannone.

"They tried to sign Jorge Lorenzo, a rider who was supposed to make the difference, but he had problems. After that, they invest♔ed in the boys – and it worked.”

Bagnaia will be paired with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini, another young and ambitious Italian, who♊ has progressed through the system via Gresini Racing. This year, 🌼Bastianini may emerge as the biggest threat to his teammate’s championship.

It took 15 years afte🅘r Stoner for D♐ucati to return to the top, but Pirro insists it could have been sooner.

"I think we could have won 2017 with Dovi,” he said. “If he had done a little better at Phillip Island, he could have won that year. But the championship that 'hurts' me the most is 2020, when Joan Mir won. Also in 2021, if Pecco hadn't crashed😼 at Misano, the situation would have changed.

"I think we could have won two more titles in addition to last season. In the year with Dovi, maybe it was because he himself didn't believe it was possible. It would have been enough to finish two races a little better,🎶 and the final result would have be♈en different. The 2017 bike was superior to the rest.”

Dovizioso finished second in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings for three years consecutively, a signཧ that Ducati were regaining a foothold.

Gigi Dall’Igna’s arrival as general manager is often cited as a major reason for the teꦉam’s turnaround - even if his first decision was♏ bad news for Pirro.

“I had ওsigned with Ducati to race,” he said. “But then Gigi Dall'Igna came along and everything ch🤡anged.

"As a racer, it annoys me that I never got the chance to contest a full world championship ꩵseason, but I'm happy because I think I've done a lot to bring Ducati to this top level and win with many different riders in the Superbike World Championship and MotoGP.💯"

Pirro🎃’s unique value to Ducati also came in൲ the shape of acting as the Superbike team’s test rider, as Alvaro Bautista won the title.