It was former Australian MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner who recently implied that Ducati was willing to do some unsavory actions to win. Or rather, so that the title remains within the official team. Thus, despite a consensual speech, Management would not like to see an unofficial Ducati rider win.
MotoGP: Ducati under close surveillance?
There had already been this teams' title, won last season by Pramac, Ducati's satellite team. The result was somewhat messy. And this season, it is the drivers' crown which could be won by the leader of the team in question, given his lead in the championship. However, Stoner appears to warn Jorge Martin that certain things could happen during the final round this weekend in Barcelona.
And it was in the columns of La Gazzetta dello Sport that Casey spoke on this subject, without filter.
“I think Jorge deserves the title and is in a position to win it. Pecco will do everything he can to win it and Ducati would like to keep number 1. I hope everything goes well, because there could be chaos. I am of the same opinion [que ceux qui pensent que Ducati ne veut pas voir Martin titré]. I know the brand and I know what they are willing to do to win. I'm surprised I didn't see it sooner, or maybe it just happened and Jorge is good at it.” he declares, alluding to more or less illicit practices.
Casey Stoner believes, however, that some people at Ducati want everything to happen regularly. Starting with Gigi Dall'Igna.
“That’s what Gigi thinks. But there is [certains chez Ducati] who don't want to lose number 1. But everyone is watching them very closely. If they make a mistake like this, it will be discovered. If they create a problem, it will backfire on them. I hope everything goes well and we see the real world champion.” […]continues the person concerned, visibly worried about what could happen and skew the result of the 2024 MotoGP world championship. Atmosphere…
The ranking of MotoGP riders before Barcelona
1. Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) 485 points
2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) 461 points
3. Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati) 369 points
4. Enea Bastianini (Ducati) 368 points
5. Pedro Acosta (Tech3 Gas-Gas KTM) 209 points
6. Brad Binder (KTM) 206 points
7. Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) 189 points
8. Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) 165 points
9. Franco Morbidelli (Pramac Ducati) 161 points
10. Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) 155 points
11. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) 146 points
12. Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Ducati) 144 points
13. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) 108 points
14. Jack Miller (KTM) 84 points
15. Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Aprilia) 71 points
16. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) 66 points
17. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) 53 points
18. Alex Rins (Yamaha) 31 points
18. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) 31 points
20. Augusto Fernandez (Tech3 Gas-Gas KTM) 27 points
21. Joan Mir (Honda) 21 points
22. Luca Marini (Honda) 14 points
23. Pol Espargaro (KTM) 12 points
24. Dani Pedrosa (KTM) 7 points
25. Stefan Bradl (HRC) 2 points
Article published on 11/12/2024 at 6:38 a.m.
