Pelumba Ducati, Danilo Petrucci akur bergelut untuk menyaingi kelajuan yang dipamerkan pelumba lain.
Ujian pra-musim di Litar Antarabangsa Sepang (SIC) berakhir semalam dengan pelumba Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (SRT), Fabio Quartararo mendominasi catatan masa terbaik bagi ketiga-tiga hari.
Petrucci menamatkan hari terakhir ujian pra-musim di kedudukan keenam sementara pelumba satelit Pramac Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia, mencatat keputusan yang lebih baik untuk menduduki kedudukan keempat dengan 1 minit 58.502 saat.
Andrea Dovizioso
Rakan sepasukan, Andrea Dovizioso turut gagal melakar catatan masa 10 terbaik apabila sekadar menduduki tempat ke-12 dengan masa 1 minit 58.859.
Bagaimanapun, kedua-dua wakil Ducati itu bergelut untuk mengekalkan catatan masa bawah 1 minit 59 saat lebih daripada 10 lap sementara Maverick Vinales (Yamaha), Marc Marquez (Honda), Alex Rins (Suzuki) termasuk Espargaro (KTM) berjaya merekodkan catatan masa yang lebih konsisten.
Pol Espargaro
“Fokus Maverick (Vinales) dan Marc (Marquez) mungkin berbeza dan saya berasakan mereka pelumba yang laju, (Aleix) Espargaro turut pamer tunggangan yang pantas termasuklah Rins dan Quartararo.
“Mereka berjaya mengekalkan catatan masa bawah 1’59s lebih daripada 10 lap dan kami bergelut untuk menyamai catatan ini,” jelasnya kepada motorsport.com.
Ujian pra-musim kedua akan diteruskan di Litar Losail, Qatar sebelum aksi pembukaan tirai bermula di litar sama pada 8 Mac ini.
Ducati muncul pasukan pertama untuk mendedahkan livery baharu bagi saingan MotoGP musim 2020.
Pengeluar motosikal Itali itu membuka tirai 2020 dengan mempertaruhkan Andrea Dovizioso dan Danilo Petrucci.
Andrea Dovizioso
Ducati menamatkan aksi musim lalu di tempat ketiga, tiga mata dibelakang Yamaha dalam perebutan kejuaraan pasukan.
Mengekalkan warna merah gelap ikonik, ‘livery’ baharu ini turut mengembalikan jenama Mission Winnow.
Danilo Petrucci
Pengarah Urusan Ducati, Gigi Dall’lgna mengakui tiada perubahan ketara terhadap rekaan dan pilihan warna bagi musim 2020.
“Dari pandangan pelumba kami, tiada apa yang berubah tetapi sejujurnya, saya gembira dengan perkara ini.
“Sasaran kami tahun ini sama seperti musim lalu, merebut kejuaraan dunia dan melakar keputusan yang baik setiap perlumbaan.
“Pencabar utama kami sudah tentunya Marc Marquez dan Honda, tetapi kami yakin saingan 2020 akan menjadi lebih sengit, lebih sukar berbanding 2019,” jelasnya.
Sesi ujian pra-musim akan membuka tirai di Litar Antarabangsa Sepang bermula 7 hingga 9 Februari ini.
Pendahulu kejuaraan MotoGP, Marc Marquez menyifatkan pesaing utamanya memasuki separuh musim 2019 adalah pelumba Yamaha dan bukannya Ducati.
Pelumba Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso merupakan pesaing terdekat Marquez sejak 2017 dan dia kekal di kedudukan kedua musim ini, namun 58 mata ketinggalan di belakang pelumba Honda Repsol itu sementara rakan sepasukan, Danilo Petrucci, ketiga.
Rossi dan Viñales ketika Ujian Pra Musim Sepang 2019.
Bagaimanapun, prestasi Ducati merudum beberapa pusingan ini sementara Yamaha berjaya bangkit menerusi Maverick Vinales yang muncul juara di Assen dan kedua di Sachsenring sementara Quartararo berjaya memulakan perlumbaan di petak pertama dalam dua percubaan.
Sementara itu, Marquez berpendapat insiden di Barcelona – dengan Jorge Lorenzo, Dovizioso, Vinales dan Valentino Rossi mengalami kemalangan – mengubah senario perebutan kejuaraan musim ini.
“Saya dan Dovizioso dibezakan dengan dua kemenangan.
“Sudah tentu Ducati akan kembali lebih kuat tetapi ketika ini pesaing utama adalah kedua-dua pelumba Yamaha, Vinales dan Quartararo.
“Saya berasakan mereka (Yamaha) akan kembali lebih laju memasuki separuh kedua musim ini,”jelas Marquez.
Pada masa sama, Petrucci bersetuju Vinales kini menjadi halangan utama Ducati.
“Ketika ini saya gembira dengan keadaan semasa, menduduki tempat ketiga keseluruhan/
“Tetapi masalahnya sekarang Vinales berjaya mengutip beberapa mata penting jadi untuk bersaing kami perlukan jentera yang lebih baik,” katanya.
Berikut kedudukan 10 terbaik kejuaraan MotoGP setakat ini:
Ducati confirmed that Danilo Petrucci will ride for the Ducati factory team in the 2020 MotoGP season.
The decision follows his consistent podium finishes and victory at Mugello.
Jack Miller will likely continue with Pramac Ducati.
Ducati confirmed that Danilo Petrucci will ride for the Ducati factory team in the 2020 MotoGP season, continuing his partnership with Andrea Dovizioso.
Petrucci did not have the expected start to the 2019 MotoGP season, hence rumours started circulating that Pramac Ducati rider Jack Miller may replace him for the 2020 season. Then everything took a 180-degree turn and Petrucci scored a victory at manufacturer’s home ground in Mugello. It was an emphatic first MotoGP win for the cheerful Italian.
It’s also a great thing for the team to continue with Petrucci’s services since continuity allows for easier development of the Desmosedici. As all riders ride differently, a new rider will only introduce a set of variables to the motorcycle’s development. And given MotoGP’s freeze of too many development throughout the season, the affair will turn into a difficult task.
Having Petrucci also opens up more funds for the factory and team. As reported by Asphalt and Rubber, Petrucci is earning between € 700,000 and € 1,000,000 per season, compared to the king’s ransom of € 12,500,000 paid to Jorge Lorenzo. That extra moolah could well be used for research and development, plus other things.
Jack Miller will like continue with his present team as well as Pecco Bagnaia. The duo will also receive the Desmosedici GP20 next year.
Danilo Petrucci wins his first and emotional MotoGP race at the Italian MotoGP.
It was a thrilling race from start to end, but it was only decided on the last lap.
Alex Rins fought hard, but his Suzuki was outgunned by the Ducatis and Honda.
Danilo Petrucci has come agonizingly close to a win on many occasions, but he couldn’t have scored his maiden MotoGP race at a better place than at the Italian round in Mugello. Petrucci was having a fever coming into the race, making the win even sweeter.
It was a nail-biting race from the start, with eight riders battling for the lead. The front group included Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda), Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati), Danilo Petrucci (Mission Winnow Ducati), Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing), Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda), Fabio Quartaro (Petronas SRT) and Maverick Vinalez (Monster Energy Yamaha).
Photo credit – MotoGP.com
Marquez led into the first corner, stalked by the Ducati riders and Cal Cructchlow. But it soon developed into a slipstream race as the Ducatis made good on their supreme horsepower. Quartararo found himself swamped by the more powerful bikes and was ninth into the first turn.
Photo credit – MotoGP.com
The race settled down to a five-horse race by mid-point but Alex Rins overtook everyone and led the race for a number of laps, only to find his Suzuki outgunned by the Ducatis and Honda along Mugello’s long, long front straight.
Photo credit – MotorGP.com
Soon, Petrucci and Dovizioso overtook Marquez to set the pace. Behind Rins, Jack Miller started pushing, recording the fastest lap of the race. Unfortunately, the Australian made a mistake and crashed out at the chicanes.
That left Petrucci, Dovizioso, Marquez and Rins to battle it out until the end of the race.
Dovizioso stalked his teammate Petrucci before pouncing with three laps to go. But Petrucci fought back the next lap and held on until to start the last lap.
As Dovizioso slipstreamed Petrucci on the straight, Marquez played the role predator as he double-slipstreamed both rider and passed them into Turn One.
Photo credit – MotoGP.com
However, Marquez couldn’t hold on to his line and went wide mid-corner. Dovizioso slipped into the gap, but Petrucci didn’t give up and slotted inside Dovizioso turning it into three bikes abreast in the corner! Rins, holding ship in fourth probably thought he had a chance of the podium had all three crashed.
The move surprise Dovizioso who had to stand his bike up into Marquez, which forced Marquez into second and Dovizioso back into third.
Marquez kept up the pressure but Petrucci didn’t crack and held on through the last turn and past the finish line with the former in firmly in his slipstream.
Rins attempted a gutsy last gasp past on Dovizioso into the last turn but was again out-dragged to the checkered flag.
An emotional Petrucci apologized his teammate Dovizioso for the last lap move, but also thanked him for the support and assistance.
Nakagami rode a steady race to complete the top five. Maverick Vinalez fought up the field to cross the line in sixth, Mission Mission Winnow test rider Michele Pirro in seventh, Crutchlow faded to eighth at the end, Pol Espargaro made it to ninth on the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing bike, Quartararo eventually finishing tenth.
Valentino Rossi had a torrid weekend after qualifying 18th before coming together with Francesco Bagnaia and running off the track. He managed to get back to racing but crashed out eventually.
Pasukan pengilang Ducati Team telah melancarkan jentera perlumbaan Ducati Desmosedici GP19.
Penunggang pasukan pengilang, Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo Petrucci bersama dengan penunggang pasukan Pramac, Jack Miller, akan mengemudi jentera GP19 ini dalam kejohanan MotoGP musim 2019.
Ia kini didatangkan dengan kemasan grafik berwarna merah sepenuhnya.
The factory Ducati Team launched the Ducati Desmosedici GP19.
Factory riders Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo Petrucci and Pramac rider Jack Miller will ride the GP19 in MotoGP 2019.
It now sports a full-red livery.
The factory Ducati Team launched the Ducati Desmosedici GP19 for the MotoGP 2019 season.
The launch was aired “live” from the Philip Morris Cube in Neuchâtel, Switzerland early this morning. Attendees at the launch were team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci. Factory and team luminaries including Claudio Domenicali, Paolo Ciabatti, Davide Tardozzi, Luigi Dall’Igna, among others.
The Desmosedici GP19 now sports a fully-red livery without white and grey stripes. The Mission Winnow sponsorship is actually part of Philip Morris International (PMI).
Apart from the livery, the GP19 looks similar to its Desmosedici GP18 predecessor. However, the giant air intake at the front of the fairing has more rounded edges, especially at the bottom. Our guess it to maintain a steady flow of intake air as rounder shapes promote better surface tension. Hence the airflow “sticks” together rather than turn “choppy.”
Besides that, there are “whisker” aerobodies on both sides of the upper fairing.
To those who asked if the “lunchbox” is still there, yes, it is still there underneath the tailsection.
Although the GP19 many look outwardly similar to the older bike, we suspect much underneath have evolved. Remember, MotoGP will use a unified (standard) IMU this year.
There are claims on the internet that the GP19 may produce as much as 300 bhp. It could very well be true as the GP17 and GP18 were already eputed to produce around 280 bhp.
Dovizioso finished as the bridesmaid for the last two seasons. He’s confident that the new bike will help him seal Ducati’s second MotoGP championship since Casey Stoner did so in 2007.
Ducati Malaysia telah mempersembahkan kepada para peminat Ducati pengalaman MotoGP 2018 muktamad sewaktu pusingan GP Malaysia yang berlangsung baru-baru ini di Sepang pada hujung minggu lalu.
Satu sesi bertemu peminat yang istimewa bersama dengan para penunggang Ducati, Jorge Lorenzo dan Andrea Dovizioso, telah dianjurkan di tapak Ducati.
Lebih daripada 100 orang pemilik Ducati telah menyertai konvoi tahunan ke SIC di mana mereka menyaksikan detik bersejarah seperti penabalan juara dunia Moto3 dan Moto2.
Ducati Malaysia presented Ducati fans with the ultimate MotoGP 2018 experience during the recent Malaysian GP round at Sepang last weekend.
A special meet and greet session with Ducati riders, Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso, was organised at the Ducati Booth.
Over 100 Ducati owners joined the annual convoy to SIC where they witnessed historic moments like the crowning of the Moto3 and Moto2 world champions.
It was only last weekend when the Shell Malaysia MotoGP 2018 round took place at the iconic Sepang International Circuit (SIC) where fans witnessed a number of historic moments. Ducati Malaysia took part in this momentous occasion by presenting Ducati owners and fans as well as specially-invited guests for the ultimate MotoGP 2018 experience. (more…)
12 Ducati Panigale V4 S race livery bikes will be auctioned off in conjunction with the World Ducati Week 2018.
These race-prepped bikes are designed based on the Ducati riders from MotoGP and WorldSBK.
The riders will compete in the Race of Champions tomorrow before the bikes will be publicly-auctioned on eBay.
There are a lot of things that can be said about the latest-generation Ducati Panigale V4. Out of all these things, one thing is for sure; we love it. A LOT. So, what is Ducati’s plan to make their first-ever full production V4 superbike even more special? By coming with 12 special editions!(more…)
