The Ducati general manager - the brain of the Desmosedici project which restored the Italian manufacturer back to the top of MotoGP - has now revealed he was presented with the stunning opportunity to go to Honda nex𒆙t season.

Instead, Dall’Igna will remain but Honda will lose their star rider Marc Marquez who is expected 🅘to go to Gresini Ducati.

Dall’Igna’s revelation was to , and he sa🌊id: “I ꦫfeel good at Ducati. 

“I worked so hard to get to a situation where Ducati is considered a model, leav𝐆ing now wouldn't have been logical🎃. 

“Then, it's true that I did what I h🍌ad to do here. It could have𒅌 been a challenge won and archived. 

“And Honda is an equally inter🐠♒esting and important challenge."

One of Marquez’s key demands to Honda - before he confirmed that he will lea🅠ve - was to recruit top🎃-class European-based engineers.

The MotoGP paddock argu༒ably has nobody finer than Dall’Igna, who much of Ducati’s current success is owed to.

That Honda approached Dall’Igna is perhaps a sign that the Japanese manufacturer listened to Marquez’s criticism and is open to change in their bid to💦 get back to the top.

Althoug♌h it was too late to keep Marquez, it might be a ray of l꧃ight that Honda are busy in the background trying to attract key staff who can turn their fortunes around.

Davide Brivio a⛦nd Massimo Rivola have also been linked with switches to Ho♏nda next season.

Shinichi Kokubu has left his job as Honda technical director in ano🎃ther major sign that the manufacturer is trying to move in a different direction.