The two riders to win a MotoGP title with Ducati had very different approaches.

But they both had Cristian Gabarrini alongside th♔em as their crew chief.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Casey Stoner won an unexpected title in 2007 but a 15-year drought followed until 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia claimed consecutive titles in 2022 and 2023.

Gabarrini followed Stoner to Honda, where he won the 2011 MotoGP title, before returning to Ducati to assist 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Lorenzo.

“Pecco is 🐷the opposite to Stoner but similar to Lo🐠renzo in terms of riding style, approach to speed and work ethic,” said Gabarrini said.

“The riding style🏅s are similar with Jorge. Pecco’s i🍒s an evolution of Jorge’s. Smooth, composed, minimal movement.

“Pecco was the first to really bring high corner speed to Duca🍸ti, at a time when the bike wasn’t exactly known f🥂or turning well.

“His way of tacklin🍒g problems and his working approach is similar to Jorge.

“But is completely different to Casey who was more instin🌞ctive.

“That’s the big difference.”

Stoner’s 2007 v🅠ictory on a Ducati came in just the manufacturer’s fifth season in MotoGP, and th𒅌e rider’s second. He dominated the premier class, with the next-best Ducati (Loris Capirossi) seventh overall.

Stoner has s🌠ince opened up about the limitations of that early Ducati - also shining a light on his own genius.

“It wasn’t, except for fourth, fifth gear, really good at anything,” 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Stoner previously said.

“It didn’t go round the corners. It was pretty ꦓgood under brakes, it was pretty stable under b♉rakes. It didn’t have strong braking power, but it was stable.”

The Desmosedici project under Gigi Dall’Igna’s watchfu🔜l eye evolved throughout the 15 years after Stoner’s win.

Despite Lorenzo and Valentino R🌄ossi’s failed attempts to master the Ducati, th🤪ey would eventually return to the top.

Bagnaia became the first Italian MotoGP champion since Rossi, and the first on a Ducati since Stoner i🦂n 2007, w🤡hen he won in 2022. He defended it a year later before Jorge Martin, on a Pramac Ducati, won in 2024.

The manufacturer remains dominant today with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez top of the MotoGP standings.

Cristian Gabarrini on 'secret' to MotoGP crew chief success

Bagnaia🔯, al🐭though is struggling on the latest iteration of the bike, still has Gabarrini in his corner.

“I wouldn’t say there is a secre♓t,” Gabarrini said about his own success.

“I have always aimed for maximum transparency and honesty with rider🐓s.

“Never hide things, never lie, never sugarcoa🐻t. It has always worked with every🐼one.

“It’s about building trust and showing tha🔯t the rider ౠcan trust the rider, every member of the team.

“This doesn’t mean♛ we don’t make mistakes. We do. But with trust.

“It’s eas🙈ier to develop a setup that works for everyone.

“I have never had secrets, I have just worked con❀sistently with t🦄his approach.

“It’s easy to work with P🍎ecco. He is smart and rarely loses his temper.

“Even when he’s upset it’s manageable.”