Dall'Igna has two aces up his sleeve. "Marquez in Ducati, what a thrill. He and Bagnaia know how to win"

There is the World Champion, Jorge Martin and with him Pecco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez ("I'm happy to be here and start an extraordinary adventure"), Enea Bastianini. Then there are the Superbike riders, Bautista and Bulega and with them also Alessandro Lupino, who brought the Italian motocross title to Ducati.

Behind a red slide, tells and highlights the incredible numbers of Borgo Panigale's 2024. Amazing numbers like 19 out of 20 races won in MotoGp or those 14 podiums all and only scored by Ducati bikes and riders. The CEO Claudio Domenicali proudly opens the evening of 'Campioni in festa' and then it's Gigi Dall'Igna's turn to tell the story of the season just ended and turn the spotlight on the World Championship to come.

Dall'Igna, let's look for the most correct name to give to the 2024 Ducati: what is the most correct definition?

"I'm a man of few words, because I prefer to let facts speak for themselves. But 2024 was a year

simply amazing, beyond the rosiest expectations. When we closed 2023 I said it would be difficult to repeat and instead... something incredible happened".

So here we are again, what should we do to go further? To do even better?

"I would answer that it will be an unrepeatable year and if I reread the numbers of 2024 I really don't know which one to focus on the most. In fact, one of these numbers gives me exhilarating emotions".

What?

"That 14 next to the podiums where only our bikes are seen. To think that for 14 times Ducati has not allowed rival brands to get on the podium is extraordinary. And then...".

Then?

"In Thailand, in the Sprint, the train of eight Ducatis in the first eight positions. All our bikes in front and the others chasing. It was like certifying the power of our brand, of the

our work".

Numbers aside, what else best reflects Dall'Igna's red pride?

"Let's put it this way: Ducati won thanks to its speed, its technology, but also and above all its sportiness."

Or?

"We let our riders play until the end without team games, without there being any interference, or penalties for anyone. The Ducati riders are all strong, very

strong, and it would have been a mistake to create something that could have affected the fight for the title."

Speaking of teamwork, is he ready to manage the golden duo Bagnaia-Marquez?

"These are two great champions. Two drivers who know they can be number one. Seeing them and having them together is very nice."

What effect did it have on you, in Barcelona, ​​in the first 2025 tests, to see Marquez on the Rossa?

"Great feeling, isn't it? Marquez is a champion and seeing him ride our bike is what we wanted."

How are Pecco and Marc different?

"One is more of a braker and the other goes more in the middle of the curve. But above all they are two who know what it takes to win a world championship."

Good fun.