Unsung Ducati stalwart credited for key role in MotoGP dominance

Identity of another crucial Ducati figure𓆉 is noted

Michele Pirro
Michele Pirro

An under-the-radar veteran at Ducati has been praised for his role in their dominance of MotoGP.

While 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia, and𝔍 satellite riders including Alex Marquez, steal the show for the Italian manufacturer on the track, Gigi Dall’Igna is credited for his genius in over🦋seeing the overall project.

But Michele Pirro, their trusty test rider, has been id🍸entified as a key cog in the🐷 machine.

“They have got a solid test rider. Pirro is good,” ex-Ducati MotoGP rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller told the Gypsy Tales podcast.

“He does his laps - if he’s going fas▨ter or he’s going slower, there is a reason why.

“They look at the numbers. They don’t give a s***. They download and digest all the data that comes in,♒ and they say: ‘This is better, this is worse’.

“They dissect the information at the track, then the ridဣers are testing it. It’s a different mentality.

“They are i😼n the depths of th🅰e numbers game. They are very fortunate to have someone like Pirro who hits the mark, and does what he needs to do.

“H𓆏e’s not the fastest guy or the slowest guy. He does his s***, he knows his role and he does it 🐟well. He’s been doing it extremely well for 12 years now.”

Crucial Ducati technology identified

Miller has described an incredible piece of technology that Ducati have been using since his time as their factory rider, 2021-22, which aids their status as MotoGP’s top 🔴manufacturer.

“They have worked f***** hard to get to whe⛄re they are. Chapeau to them,” Miller said.

“Thank our lucky stars that there are two less on the grid, and we can battle. Honda and Yam🅠aha are working hard - they have been making motorcycles for a long time.

“It took a bit for them to understand the different mentali🌞ty of reacting to developing a motorcycl♎e, and how quickly the updates need to come these days.

“The f🦋eedback from the race weekend being relayed to the test team. What parts are being brought to react to tho🌳se changes.

“Ducati have got a 🗹3D printer in the back of their f***** truck that𝕴 works 24-7, making parts.

“Not an engine part. More the parts that are plastღic material. They build wing💝lets, the stuff that holds the sensors together. It is going 24 hours a day in the back of the truck. It came in when I was at Ducati.

“I 🗹thought: ‘What the f*** is this? Looks like a big waste of space!’”

Miller’s former teammate Bagnaia became Ducati’s first MotoGP ch💜ampion since Casey Stoner in 2007 when he claimed glory in 2022.

Pramac’s Jorge Martin en💖ded Bagnaia’s run of two titles in a row༺, representing a Ducati satellite team.

Marquez could bring the title back to the factory garage ꧙but Ducati’s position on top of the championship is solid, a project overseen by Dall’Igna that was years in the making before making it big.

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