Gigi Dall’Igna: ‘We have to find six kilos to put on Alvaro Bautista’s bike’
Gigi Dall’Igna says the new rider and bike weight limit rule in Wor💟ldSBK could result in them adding six kilos, depending on Alvaro Bautista’s bike.
The Ducati Corse general manager believes the blend of Bautista’s experience and yo♏uthful talent of Nicolo Bulega is the perfect combination for the 2024 WorldSꦅBK campaign.
Hoever, overcoming the new rider and bike weight limit rule will be a challenge, particularly for Bautista who is one of the lig🐷htest riders on the grid.
“It’s difficult and not easy,” said Dall’Igna. “We have probably five or six kilos to put on🌄 the bike, depen♍ding on the weight of Alvaro.
“It’s not easy to put this ballast on the bike. We have to try during the test, the first test of the year, what will be the best position to reduce the problem as m💧uch as possible.
“On the fuel capacity, it’s another important difference from last year. We will have to manage the fuel consumption of the bike better to not have trou༺ble in the race.
“We need to be really focused on these two asp🍰💃ects.”
When speaking about the new Arub⭕a.it Ducati line-up, Dall’Igna was very excited as moving Bulega up to WorldSB✅K was a priority, according to the Ducati mastermind.
“I’m really happy about the two riders. 🦹One has the experience of the champio♒n [Bautista] so it is a guarantee for us,” added Dall’Igna.
“The other one is a ri🌳der who grew up very well with Wo🎐rldSSP. He was really, really fast in the test he did in the final part of last season.
“In the future, it will be important to have h🌜im on our bike.”
While achieving similar success as the last two seasons, in boꦺth WorldSBK and MotoGP will be challenging, that’s exactly what Ducati CEO ꦆClaudio Domenicali wants in 2024.
Speaking at the official launch, Domenicali “Ducati has a great history towards beauty and design; design🌠’s always been a very important element but it’s even more imp🍌ortant today. Beauty fills our hearts.
“We were Ch🌱ampions last year in MotoGP and WorldSBK. This is something unprecedented as no compa☂ny has won MotoGP and WorldSBK two years in a row, so I think this is a goal that needs to be consolidated.
“The question might be🌃 ‘how can you 𒁏do even better this season?’.”
