Generally sitting in Francesco Bagnaia’s chair during the sessions, Luigi Dall’Igna, the general manager of Ducati Corse more commonly known as “Gigi”, is a happy man: as he himself concludes in his report from the MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan, its 2024 mission is already accomplished!
Indeed, to this day Ducati is already assured once again of the manufacturers’, teams’, but above all drivers’ titles, since Brad Binder5th and first non-Ducati, is now 209 points behind Jorge
Martin while there remains a maximum of 148 to be collected. It is therefore this point that the man with the white goatee decided to highlight after Japan, while insisting on the fact that only the sport will decide the final winner, and not a new chassis or another technical element , as he explained in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Speaking of the Champion crown… as they say:
whatever the result, for us it will be success! Yes, whatever happens! Mission accomplished : mathematics tells us that one of our pilots will still be at the top of the world rankings. This fills us with pride and prepares us for a big Ducati party, whatever the Champion. We are ready to enjoy a spectacular finale, which will be exactly that… spectacular! Always
under the sign of sportsmanshipin what must be a distinctive feature for a sport like ours, displaying all its greatness! »
For the rest, the text of the results of the races in the land of the rising sun is as inflamed as the face of Gigi Dall’Igna remains unmoved in the box…
« Another magnificent ranking with five Ducatis in the first five positions. A perfect weekend especially for Peccowho signs a double, his fourth this year, by sealing his eighth victory of the season in the long race, like few champions have been able to do in the history of MotoGP. Once again and in the most crucial moments, he knew how to masterfully manage the technical and competitive resources at his disposaloptimizing them as best as possible. He not only reduced the gap in the championship standings, but he also reaffirmed his strength and determination, his psychological resilience in a season finale which promises to be hot and very exciting. With a hot start, he immediately won in a race which he dominated from the first to the last lap,
a masterpiece built with intelligence, experience and supreme speedalways keeping his lead over Martin under control.
A Martin who, moreover, is not to be outdone: a monstrous first roundwhich saw him get closer to the leaders in no time, anticipating a great comeback which took him to second position, fighting for the lead, only to finally realize that he had to be content witha second place which is nevertheless pure gold. He was able to reduce his losses in an exemplary manner both in the Sprint and in Sunday’s race, while maintaining control of a World Championship that he has so far led with great tenacity; a weekend spent hunting, conditioned “only” by the unfortunate position he occupied on the starting grid.
Marc Marquez obtained an important podium after a complicated qualification. He managed to repel the attempts of a Bastianini who, as usual, was the protagonist of the second half of the race after a somewhat hesitant start that conditioned his entire race. It must be taken into account that these two are competing for a prestigious third place in the general classification, with a gap that is currently only 2 points.
Come on, Ducati! »
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