MotoGP | Sepang test: Dall'Igna's (Ducati) assessment: “We have room for improvement”

IRTA Test Sepang Ducati MotoGP 2022 – After only two days of testing it is still early to start taking stock and understanding the true potential of the new Ducati, but it is still possible to highlight which areas need to be developed more in depth and understand which riders are already physically ready for season.

Gigi Dall'Igna, General Manager of Ducati Corse, spoke precisely about these aspects at the end of the two-day test in Sepang, during which Enea Bastianini shone astride the Ducati GP 21 of the Gresini team and where instead they were "hidden ” the official Ducatis.

Gigi Dall'Igna Statements Sepang Test Day 2 MotoGP 2022 Controversy Espargarò riders defocused from hole-shot

“Do pilots have to do too many things? I think it's important for drivers to stay focused while driving, but I think there is still room to manage things like the hole-shot. F1 drivers do more, it's not the same, but our drivers don't comment on any problems in managing the systems. You can avoid using them, losing performance but without problems."

Gigi Dall'Igna Statements Sepang Test Day 2 MotoGP 2022 margins for improvement

“We still have to work a lot on the controls of the bike, carburetion and engine management. We can work there and we have room to do better than what we did here."

Statements Gigi Dall'Igna Test Sepang Day 2 MotoGP 2022 Bastianini as top-5

“I believe he can finish the world championship in the top 5. He has shown it and is proving it in all the tests. He is fast on the lap and on the pace. Last year his problem was qualifying in the first laps, now he seems to have solved those problems. I believe he can do very well, the top 5 is within his reach. We will try to help all the Ducati riders who are going strong. What developments will he receive? There is a limit on what we can do for Enea, for example the engine is different so the developments made here we cannot transfer to him, but we can try other developments, we will try to give him everything he deserves."

Gigi Dall'Igna Statements Sepang Test Day 2 MotoGP 2022 Freeze everything at the end of 2021

“I would have liked to freeze “Pecco” who had a crazy end to 2021. But I believe that stopping is a mistake, all our opponents have made progress and standing still is not the best way to achieve your objectives. We have to work hard and achieve the difficult goals.”

Statements Gigi Dall'Igna Test Sepang Day 2 MotoGP 2022 MotoE

“Most of the people working on the MotoE project are only there. It's an autonomous job. Some things require the skills of people who work in MotoGP but the projects continue autonomously. I like to dedicate time to this too, because I think it is interesting, both from a technological point of view and from an imaginative point of view. But I'll try to put my mind to it."