During the Austrian Grand Prix, an Aprilia technician was caught scanning several rival bikes, including a Ducati Desmosedici GP23, with a tablet. This behavior, described as “shameless” by Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi, sparked a heated debate in the paddock. Although Aprilia downplayed the incident, calling it an individual initiative, Ducati provided video evidence attesting to the seriousness of the situation. And Davide Tardozzi closes the case with this latest intervention.
The Austrian Grand Prix was the scene of an off-track incident that sparked much discussion in the MotoGP paddock. During the pit visit, a team member
Aprilia was caught photographing and filming the Ducati Desmosedici GP23 of
Marco Bezzecchi with a tablet. The aim seemed to be to collect technical information useful for the development of Aprilia’s RS GP. This act was captured on video and quickly went viral on social networks.
Davide Tardozziteam manager the
Ducatisharply reprimanded the man ofAprilia for his behavior deemed inappropriate.
In an interview with Speedweek, Davide Tardozzi explained in detail what happened at the Red Bull Ring. It wasn’t just the Ducati VR46. This guy also scanned Yamaha and Pramac bikes. People then saw him in the VR46 box and filmed him. He went around all the motorcycles with the iPad. He did it without informing the bosses, Aprilia said he didn’t know anything about it
“, said Late.
According to him, it was not just about the
Ducati VR46 by Bezzecchibut also motorcycles
Yamaha et Pramac which have been scanned. Ducati even has a video showing the man in question scanning the Yamaha
M1thus confirming the extent of its activities.
Davide Tardozzi: « For me the issue is resolved. Aprilia apologized, but it’s not good »
Late met Roman Albesiantechnical director ofApriliawho assured that this act was not ordered by the team management. Albesiano had no idea of this initiative “, he added, stressing that the top management ofAprilia was not aware of this espionage attempt. Albesiano
He himself was upset by this situation, believing that sending someone wearing a jersey Aprilia to perform such scans was a blatant mistake.
Late hopes that the person involved will never be seen in the MotoGP paddock again. I hope they fire him. I don’t know this guy, I’ve never seen him before. He probably wanted to be smart, but instead he was the biggest idiot. I told him he was doing something that was not allowed. He didn’t say a word, he showed no emotion. For me the issue is resolved. Aprilia apologized, but it’s not good ” he commented.
It is likely that this incident will be discussed again at the next
Grand Prix in Aragon. The relationships between
Aprilia et Ducati could be tense, and an official clarification of the position ofAprilia might be necessary. Roman Albesian et Max RivolaCEO of Aprilia Racing, will probably have discussions to ensure that such an incident does not happen again. The response ofAprilia and how the team handles this situation will be closely scrutinised as the competition for MotoGP supremacy continues.
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