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Petrucci to replace Lorenzo at team Ducati

Most predictable thing ever yet it's as disappointing as ever; would've loved to see Miller on the factory Duc. Petrucci will be Pedrosa's Dovi. If the organization ends up banning wings, it could be the worst Ducati season since the last season with both Andreas
 
MichaelBolton said:
Most predictable thing ever yet it's as disappointing as ever; would've loved to see Miller on the factory Duc. Petrucci will be Pedrosa's Dovi. If the organization ends up banning wings, it could be the worst Ducati season since the last season with both Andreas
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Wings are already banned for next year mate.

I thought Miller should've got the seat as well but by signing Petrucci to the factory team they get to keep both Miller and Petrucci on factory bikes with the plan probably to replace both Dovi(eventually) and Petrucci with Miller and Pecco.
 
Wings are not banned. They backtracked .
Wings will exist, but they cannot be disassembled either in parts or completely. So if you choose to run wings, they will stay on all the time.

So most probably, everyone will have Yamaha style wings next year.

More importantly though, custom IMUs are banned. There goes the “Magical” traction and tyre savings that the Ducs have been doing the past couple of seasons.
 
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a 2 year deal for Petrucci? I am a little surprised they did no go with a 1 year deal, not only does it put both riders on the same time table for a contract, but they have talent in their own ranks (Miller and Bagnaia) that they might need to promote or else loose to a rival team.
 
I have to say that this signing hardly sets my trousers on fire. Fair play to Danillo, but we aren't going to see anything different I don't think.
I might be wrong though. The whole change in team dynamics may work wonders for him.
 
McZee said:
I have to say that this signing hardly sets my trousers on fire. Fair play to Danillo, but we aren't going to see anything different I don't think.
I might be wrong though. The whole change in team dynamics may work wonders for him.
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Well, what other Ducati rider or potential signing was as sure bet as Petrucci? The guy can ride a bike that is still, for all its improvements, an enigma and overall the third best factory bike on the grid. (Yamaha factory riders are underachieving, and people are willing to believe their whining riders that it's the bike...except, well Zarco.)

If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
 
McZee said:
I have to say that this signing hardly sets my trousers on fire. Fair play to Danillo, but we aren't going to see anything different I don't think.
I might be wrong though. The whole change in team dynamics may work wonders for him.
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I'll be the first one to take my words back in about a year and a half if this turns out to be a wrong statement, but as of now I am fully convinced that Petrucci will surprise everyone on the factory Duc. Maybe not as much as Dovi did in 2017, but still.
 
Jumkie said:
Well, what other Ducati rider or potential signing was as sure bet as Petrucci? The guy can ride a bike that is still, for all its improvements, an enigma and overall the third best factory bike on the grid. (Yamaha factory riders are underachieving, and people are willing to believe their whining riders that it's the bike...except, well Zarco.)

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That's the thing though, mate. The sure bet for me is that he will produce the same performances that we are currently seeing due to him already being on a current machine.
I'm not knocking Danillo and I hope that I am wrong.
Maybe I am just being short sighted and can't see past the present. There was a small part of me that wanted Ducati to make a left field choice and keep Dovi as their stalwart whilst taking a punt on someone else 'out of the blue.' Perhaps that's why I don't run a race team for a living.
 
McZee said:
That's the thing though, mate. The sure bet for me is that he will produce the same performances that we are currently seeing due to him already being on a current machine.
I'm not knocking Danillo and I hope that I am wrong.
Maybe I am just being short sighted and can't see past the present. There was a small part of me that wanted Ducati to make a left field choice and keep Dovi as their stalwart whilst taking a punt on someone else 'out of the blue.' Perhaps that's why I don't run a race team for a living.
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I hear you, and frankly I think Ducati have taken a left field choice (Rossi, Cuntslow, Lorenzo) and got burned. 30 million dollars wasted, not to mention all the bikes they crashed. Maybe they learned their lesson.

If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
 
synn said:
Wings are not banned. They backtracked .
Wings will exist, but they cannot be disassembled either in parts or completely. So if you choose to run wings, they will stay on all the time.

So most probably, everyone will have Yamaha style wings next year.

More importantly though, custom IMUs are banned. There goes the “Magical” traction and tyre savings that the Ducs have been doing the past couple of seasons.
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So as Honda "magical" taming for Magneti Mareli ECU. BTW, Honda has been using an inertial platform in their MGP project for more time than any other company (born in Asimo robot).

With all these banning, MotoGP is riding at fast pace to being a kind of "Moto 1". No more protos, no more innovation, nothing, you just print your company logo onto a bike with some standard chinese engine and tawanese chassis.

Very nice.
 
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Jumkie said:
I hear you, and frankly I think Ducati have taken a left field choice (Rossi, Cuntslow, Lorenzo) and got burned. 30 million dollars wasted, not to mention all the bikes they crashed. Maybe they learned their lesson.

If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
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It seems Italians never learn. In the Stoner/Rossi's epoch, the problem was Gabriele Del Torchio. A ..... He got fired and now Domenicali took the charge, just for doing exactly the same: to undermine the project, burn money, disturb work, and .... all over the team. Just like any good old latin boss.
 
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On the plus side for ducati, we know that Petrucci knows how to get out of the way for riders who aren't his team-mate, imagine how quick he will move for his team-mate ...........
 
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On the plus side for ducati, we know that Petrucci knows how to get out of the way for riders who aren't his team-mate, imagine how quick he will move for his team-mate ...........
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He was born with the rare Mapping8 chromosome.
 
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Gaz said:
On the plus side for ducati, we know that Petrucci knows how to get out of the way for riders who aren't his team-mate, imagine how quick he will move for his team-mate ...........
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Oh ....! Haha, damn I'm rolling.

Update: Mapping 9

If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
 
In some ways I think Ducati made some god moves signing riders like Miller, Rabat, and Bagnaia. but with Petrucci, they have had him on a factory spec bike for a while now, and the Pramac team does get a lot of support from the factory, so should we really expect him to be any better next season when he is on a red bike?
 
Hollywood said:
In some ways I think Ducati made some god moves signing riders like Miller, Rabat, and Bagnaia. but with Petrucci, they have had him on a factory spec bike for a while now, and the Pramac team does get a lot of support from the factory, so should we really expect him to be any better next season when he is on a red bike?
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You can’t send a Mapping8 message from the Ducati Corse garage to a Pramac bike.
 

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