Seramai 300 pemilik motosikal jenis Ducati Panigale telah menghangatkan konvoi ke Kuantan baru-baru ini.
Menariknya, perhimpunan sempena ‘Mega Gathering Flag Off’ itu juga merupakan terbesar pernah dicatatkan mengatasi 230 pemilik tahun lalu.
Lebih istimewa, konvoi tersebut turut dihangatkan dengan kehadiran pelumba uji Ducati MotoGP, Michelle Pirro. Turut serta dalam merasmikan pelepasan konvoi adalah Pengarah Urusan Ducati Malaysia, Dennis Michael.
Menurut Ducati Malaysia, konvoi mula berkumpul di Ducati Kuala Lumpur (Madani Bikes) sebelum berlepas ke Kuantan bagi bertemu dengan pemilik Panigale di sana.
Dalam pada itu, bagi memastikan konvoi tersebut berjalan lancar, program itu turut mendapat kerjasama daripada Jabatan Siasatan dan Penguatkuasaan Trafik (JSPT) Bukit Aman.
Kehadiran pihak JSPT juga membuktikan bahawa pemilik motosikal Ducati di Malaysia memberi penekanan terhadap aspek keselamatan dalam menunggang motosikal.
Ducati and Lenovo is readying for the new 2022 MotoGP season after a successful partnership last year saw the team take home the MotoGP Constructors’ World Title for the second year in a row.
The collaboration between Lenovo and Ducati has proven fruitful since 2018 with the former provides a wide range of solution in the form of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).
According to Lenovo, the main objective for 2022 is to complete the Remote Garage project, that allow engineers to receive data in real-time and interact with the garage and the GP22 while working remotely.
“2021 was an important year for the Ducati Lenovo Team. We have strengthened our technology partnership – paving the way for bolder innovation in the new hybrid working world.
“We are proud to collaborate with Ducati, who share our core values of speed, dedication, team spirit and a focus on results.
“In line with our mission to enable intelligent transformation, we will continue to invest and innovate with Ducati to achieve increasingly ambitious goals in the fast-evolving industry of motorsports,” said Luca Rossi, President of Intelligent Devices Group at Lenovo.
Ducati Lenovo Team is set to double the effort this year to win the World Championship after Francesco Bagnaia lose out to Fabio Quartararo with just a 26 points gap.
After a successful pre-season test at Sepang International Circuit and Mandalika Circuit, the team is ready to head to Qatar for the first round of the season.
Ducati merancang untuk merapatkan jurang antara jentera factory MotoGP dan ‘production’ dengan memperkenalkan sistem ‘seamless-shift transmission’ pada Panigale V4.
Perkara itu didedahkan menerusi satu paten yang telah difailkan pengeluar motosikal Itali itu yang didakwa akan diperkenalkan pada jentera superbike generasi baharu Ducati.
Penggunaan ‘seamless transmission’ akan mengurangkan risiko ‘shift-shock’ di mana bahagian belakang jentera mengalami pergerakan tak terkawal.
Disebabkan sistem ini hanya menggunakan satu klac sahaja dan sering ditukar selepas selesai satu pusingan perlumbaan MotoGP, maka fungsi tersebut dilihat tidak sesuai untuk jentera production.
Bagaimanapun, perkembangan terbaru mendedahkan Ducati berjaya menyelesaikan isu tersebut dengan sistem yang seakan menyamai transmisi DCT Honda.
Menurut laporan Motorrad, bagi memastikan klac tidak gagal berfungsi ekoran tekanan yang terlalu tinggi, pendekatan diambil adalah dengan mengunci bilah klac tersebut bagi sekaligus memastikan ketahanan yang lebih baik.
Seamless-shift transmission merupakan sistem yang telah diguna pakai Ducati sejak 2010 menggantikan ‘dual-clutch transmission’ yang telah diharamkan FIM.
Pengharaman itu dibuat setelah mengesan terdapat ‘zero-lag’ diantara pertukaran setiap gear sekaligus bertentangan dengan peraturan MotoGP yang melarang sebarang pertukaran gear secara elektronik.
Menerusi ‘seamless-shift’, beberapa milisaat masih diperlukan bagi proses penukaran gear satu ke gear seterusnya di samping pelumba masih perlu mengakses gear menggunakan kaki.
Sekiranya Ducati berjaya mengimport teknologi gear MotoGP ke jentera ‘production’ langkah ini pastinya sedang dipantau rapat pengeluar motosikal lain antaranya Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki dan Aprilia.
Jack Miller akan terus menyarung warna merah bagi musim 2022 setelah menandatangani kontrak lanjutan bersama Ducati.
Pelumba itu dianugerahkan kontrak sambungan apabila berjaya merekodkan dua kemenangan selepas lima pusingan setakat ini.
Dua kemenangan berturut-turut di Jerez dan Le Mans menjadikan Miller pelumba Australia pertama selepas Casey Stoner melakukannya pada 2012.
Miller ketika ini menduduki tempat keempat perebutan kejuaraan dunia dengan 64 mata, 16 mata dibelakang pendahulu, Fabio Quartararo.
“Saya sangat gembira kerana dapat meneruskan pengembaraan bersama pasukan Ducati Lenovo untuk semusim lagi.
“Menyarung warna ini sememangnya satu penghargaan dan berjaya memenangi dua perlumbaan sebelum ini bersama jentera Desmosedici GP merupakan satu impian!
“Saya kini boleh memberikan fokus sepenuhnya pada musim ini. Saya kini berada di kedudukan keempat dan musim 2021 masih panjang.
“Saya akan berikan yang terbaik untuk merebut kejuaraan,” jelas Miller.
Saingan MotoGP kembali bersambung dengan pusingan keenam di litar Mugello pada hujung minggu ini.
After securing two wins this year, Ducati’s Jack Miller has been handed a contract renewal for 2022.
Despite a shaky start to the season, Miller secured an impressive back-to-back win at Jerez and Le Mans, making him the only Australian to do so after Casey Stoner back in 2012.
Miller now sits at fourth in the championship standings with 64 points after five rounds.
“I’m thrilled to be able to continue my adventure with the Ducati Lenovo Team for another season.
“Wearing these colours is really an honour for me, and being able to win the last two races with the Desmosedici GP was really a dream.
“This wouldn’t have been possible without the great support I’ve always received from Ducati and the entire team in recent months,” said the Australian.
Meanwhile, Ducati Corse General Manager Luigi Dall’Igna also shared his excitement.
“Miller certainly one of the riders who manage to interpret our Desmosedici GP in the best possible way.
“Our goal remains the world title, as always and we believed that with Jack and Pecco, we can continue to fight for the world championship in 2022,” he said.
Baru-baru ini, pasukan Ducati MotoGP berjaya mengumpulkan keenam-enam pelumba bagi musim 2021 untuk menjalani sesi ujian di litar Jerez.
Jack Miller, Pecco Bagnaia, Johann Zarco, Jorge Martin, Luca Marini dan Enea Bastianini berpeluang menguji jentera Ducati GP21 serta beberapa unit Panigale V4S.
Apa yang mengejutkan Panigale V4S itu merekodkan masa terpantas 1 minit 43.3 saat, hanya 2.2 saat dibelakang GP21 yang mencatat masa terbaik dengan 1′ 41.1s.
Two Panigale V4S hunting the Motogp in Jerez: the Pani best lap was 1’ 43.3 vs 1’ 41.1 of MotoGP. Both on Michelin slick tires. Just a bit more than two seconds separates the fastests bikes on earth to a bike you can buy at your local Ducati dealership! Really impressive!! pic.twitter.com/7l3St8j75R
Ducati telah pun merasmikan jentera Desmosedici 2021 serta mengumumkan Lenovo sebagai penaja utama dalam pelancaran pasukan itu secara atas talian yang berlangsung, malam tadi.
Ducati bakal membuka tirai musim 2021 dengan dua muka baharu, Jack Miller dan Francesco Bagnaia menggantikan Andrea Dovizioso dan Danilo Petrucci.
*Jack Miller #43
Bagi musim 2021, jentera GP21 tampil dengan warna merah lebih menonjol berbanding musim lalu dengan winglet turut diwarnakan berbanding musim lalu.
*Pecco Bagnaia #63
Pengeluar motosikal Itali itu akan membariskan enam pelumba musim ini, Miller dan Bagnaia di pasukan factory diikuti Johann Zarco dan Jorge Martin di Pramac serta Luca Marini dan Enea Bastianini di Avintia.
Marini dan Bastianini akan beraksi dengan jentera GP19.
Pengurus Besar Ducati, Gigi Dall’Igna mengharapkan dua pelumba muda ini mampu menamatkan penantian 13 musim tanpa sebarang kejuaraan dunia.
“Dalam hidup ada masanya anda perlu lakukan perubahan dan saya rasa ini adalah masa paling sesuai untuk melakukannya.
“Kami mempertaruhkan dua pelumba muda yang telah memiliki pengalaman bersama jentera Ducati sebelum ini. Saya percayakan bakat mereka,” jelasnya.
Ducati MotoGP has presented its 2021 factory Desmosedici during the team’s official presentation with Lenovo as title sponsor.
The Italian outfit will start the 2021 MotoGP world championship with two new riders, Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia, replacing Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci last season.
The GP21 features a more dominant red, including the now painted aero winglet, which was in standard carbon black displayed last season.
Ducati also continues partnership with long-time sponsors, Audi, Givi, Flex-Box, and Riello.
*Jack Miller #43
For 2021, Ducati once again fields six machines on the track, with Miller and Bagnaia leading the pack alongside Pramac’s Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin and Avintia’s Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini.
#Pecco Bagnaia #63
Bastianini and Marini will kickstart the 2021 season with the GP19.
Luigi Dall’Igna, General Manager of Ducati Corse, expect big things coming from the two new riders.
“The start of a new season is always a special moment, and this year even more, as we have a completely new team. We have two new riders with us, Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia. Both are extraordinarily talented, they’re young, but they already have a lot of experience on our bikes.
“Jack (Miller) and Pecco (Bagnaia) have great potential, and I think that together we can fight not only to defend the Constructors’ Title won in 2020, but we can also aim for the Riders’ Title,” he said.
Meanwhile, Miller and Bagnaia could not contain their excitement after witnessing the GP21.
“The emotions I felt seeing my all-red Desmosedici and wearing my new suit for the first time were incredible! I still have to realize that I’ll be part of the official Ducati Team this year.
“It’s taken a long way to get this far, and finally being “in red” gives me a great sense of satisfaction, but also the right motivation to continue working with commitment and dedication towards my future goals,” Miller said.
“This will be a significant season for me because, for the first time, I’ll be wearing the colours of an official team. I’m proud to have achieved this first goal, and this year I will set my sight on even greater results,” explained Bagnaia.
Miller and Bagnaia will taste the new GP21 during the official pre-season testing in Qatar next month.
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