Gigi Dall’I🧸gna insists Ducati are “unpopular” because of their dominan🔜ce.

The Italian manufacturer has been fastest in MotoGP for three years, with their four top⛦ riders leading the standings this year.

Only Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales, in America, pre✱vented Ducati from winning every grand prix this year.

Their 53 podiums were 10 more than ꦰlast year, which they also꧋ handily dominated.

“The important thing is to win, not t𒅌o sweep,” Dall🃏’Igna told .

“When you sweep, you become unpopular.

“In fact, I t♈hink that the other brands see me like that, and that make✱s me feel bad.

“I work to continue winning, although it 🦹may happen that sometimes we exaggerate a little and find ourselves in a situation like the current one.

“But my objective is not to surpass the previoꦑus year each year; but to win, ‘simply’.”

Dall’Igna ๊is frequently cited as the genius behind Ducati’s revival, his aerodynamic🧸 knowledge enabling the brand to lead the way ahead of its rivals.

Ducati were in a 15-year slump without a MotoGP championship until Dall’Igna’s Desmosedici projec🍃t finally found its feet in 2022, allowing Francesco Bagnaia to pip Yamaha’s Fabio Quartar꧟aro.

Bagnaia then won back-to-back titles in 2023, before Pramac’s Jorge Martin won this year’s championsh🧸ip for his independent team.

Next year Ducati’s𝓀 advantage will be testeꦍd by their reduction from eight bikes on the grid to six, due to Pramac joining Yamaha.

They will also only fiel𓆏d three factory bikes, compared to four this year.

But they will welcome Marc Marquez into the official garage alongside Bagnaia in👍 a bombshell partnership.

Ducati lost Martin, Enea Bastಞianini and Marco Bezzecchi, as a result, so they will be fully aware of the talented riders at rival manufacturers.