Ducati's Gigi Dall’Igna: “I was completely against giving concessions to Aprilia and KTM”

Gigi Dall’Igna says he was completely against giving MotoGP rivals Aprilia and KTM concessions.
Luigi Dall'igna, Tissot sprint race, MotoGP, Malaysia MotoGP, 11 November
Luigi Dall'igna, Tissot sprint race, MotoGP, Malaysia MotoGP, 11 November

The🎀 new concessions rules are to give manufacturers that are lacking in performance more test time in order to close the gap.

With Ducati winning every💦 world championship on offer in 2023, other manufacturers would be entitled to more testing time, should Ducati agree, to which they did.

Speaℱking to , Dall’Igna said: “We were not against it. In fact, we were alw🍷ays in favour of helping them.”

“From my point of view,🌠 whenever a manufacturer is in trouble, it is always right to give them a hand to help them grow, to help the💝m catch up with those who are winning.”

But those comments were meant for Honda and Yamaha, both of whom endured very difficult seasons last yꦓear.

On the other hand, Aprilia and KTM were cꦇonsistently able to challenge Ducati and have very little ground to make up in order to be winners on a more regular basis.

The new concession rules have allowed Aprilia and KTM to gain a small advantage, and Dall’Igna ♕says this was not part of the plan.

“I am completely against giving Concessions to Aprilia and KTM,” added the Italian. “The former won two races, and the latter was on the podium in almost every grand prix in the las💃t part of the season. I don't understand why we have to give them an easy ride.

“We acc💖epted the Concessions because we thought it was more important to help Yamaha and Honda than our dissatisfaction with the advantages Aprilia and KTM get on the rebound. 

“If Honda decided to leave the MotoGP World Championsജhip, it would be a problem for eಞveryone. 

“To help Yamaha and Honda we had to accept Concessions to the others, that's what we signed up for. The more compeౠtitive the brands are, the better MotoGP will be.”

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