        Ducati suffered in Qatar, we saw it for ourselves. The Lusail GP was won by a red bike, yes, but it was one with a blue tinge, or rather the Desmosedici so ably ridden by Enea Bastianini, a 2021 machine supplied to the independent Gresini team. Factory riders Pecco Bagnaia and Jack Miller never reached the finish line, for one reason or another. Also present at the Lusail track was Michele Pirro, the Borgo Panigale manufacturer&rsquo;s test rider. He had this to say: &ldquo;Yes, it&rsquo;s true, we can&rsquo;t exactly say it went well, but bad luck also played a part". The Italian continues: "Jack was going strong, having qualified fourth not far behind Jorge Martin on pole. But unfortunately, Miller had a problem in the race and was forced to retire. His performance was nevertheless interesting. Bagnaia on the other hand was catching up, but crashed. Pecco&rsquo;s pace was in line with the quickest, but then he fell. That can happen when you&rsquo;re pushing to make up ground and score the kind of result you know is within reach&rdquo;. Ducati MotoGP, incessant development  Agreed, there was some bad luck involved. But Bagnaia&rsquo;s complaints have not gone unnoticed. Pirro explains what happened: &ldquo;Perhaps we&rsquo;re a little behind with the development, but we&rsquo;ve never stopped working on the Desmosedici". Michele knows this better than anyone, as he&rsquo;s directly involved in the MotoGP project: "There are a number of new parts, everything needs to be put together and in the right way. We&rsquo;re doing that. We tested many things during the Sepang and Mandalika tests, although there&rsquo;s still more to do. The 2022 package has greater potential than the previous one". The engine used by the Lenovo Factory team is a talking point: "It&rsquo;s definitely different&rdquo;, continues number 51, &ldquo;but not excessively so. The four-cylinder is an evolution of the unit used last year, so not too far from what we already knew". Ducati seeks redemption in Indonesia  Mandalika awaits, so will the (factory) Ducatis respond? Michele doesn&rsquo;t give too much away but remains optimistic: &ldquo;We should remember that the Qatar race was eleven seconds faster than those of 2021. The pace and level have increased once again. And we hadn&rsquo;t tested there. Tests make the difference&rdquo;. Could Lombok island remedy some of Ducati&rsquo;s troubles? "No troubles, we&rsquo;ll get there, and soon. We&rsquo;ve ridden at Mandalika, and have a good base on which to build. Ducati will be there and&hellip; let&rsquo;s not forget that a Desmosedici won in Qatar". Very true, although we would expect to see the factory bikes up front: "We&rsquo;ll get there soon, you&rsquo;ll see. Ducati is strong and the development work continues incessantly, as I&rsquo;ve said. Useful data was collected at Mandalika with the 2022 Desmosedici, so we start in the best circumstances". Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, can Pol usurp Marc as Honda frontrunner?       

Michele, test rider of reference in Borgo Panigale: "Bagnaia crashed, but was catching up, Miller was strong prior to the technical problem. The 2022 Desmosedici will soon soar, perhaps already at Mandalika"

MotoGP, Pirro: “Ducati was unlucky in Qatar”

        The Spanish DAZN team following this year&rsquo;s championship is not exactly short on former riders, with Alex Crivill&eacute; and Carlos Checa taking turns, in addition to new recruit Jorge Lorenzo. We spoke to Checa, a man who wrote an important page of Superbike history when he won the 2011 title with the team Althea Ducati, to see what he had to say about the season-opener in Qatar. The emotion of the Gresini win  We started with Ducati, and Enea Bastianini&rsquo;s extraordinary win: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m so pleased in terms of what this means for the Gresini team and for Fausto&rsquo;s memory. Winning this race was a tribute to Fausto, a very emotional victory. But from a technical standpoint, it&rsquo;s strange not to see the factory bikes up front&rdquo;. As for the Desmosedici GP22, one thing seems clear: &ldquo;Something prevented the factory riders from giving it their all as they usually do. Qatar is unique, but their rivals have grown significantly. Ducati wasn&rsquo;t the most interesting bike at this first round. Although it continues to be one of the best bikes, as demonstrated by Bastianini&rdquo;. Surprise and disappointment at the Qatar GP  The first race brought surprises in terms of the levels of competition: &ldquo;Pol (Espargar&oacute;) was very strong, I don&rsquo;t know what happened to Marc Marquez, but it looks as if he&rsquo;s still struggling physically. Aleix Espargar&oacute; surprised me, running one of the best races I&rsquo;ve ever seen with the Aprilia. And both Bastianini and Brad Binder surprised me too, because they&rsquo;re very young and hadn&rsquo;t scored particular results in the past, especially with the KTM&rdquo;. A number of different bikes ran up front, prompting Carlos to comment: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to be a more balanced championship, so it will be tough to pick a title favourite, but it will be fun because the races will be unpredictable.&rdquo; Checa: "Aprilia? Let&rsquo;s see in the next races"  As for the technical level, Checa muses: &ldquo;The Suzuki has improved, and the Honda is probably the bike that&rsquo;s changed the most. Aprilia has also taken a small step forward, though both Aprilia and Aleix Espargar&oacute; always do well in Qatar, so we&rsquo;ll need to see in the next races&rdquo;. The only manufacturer that appeared in real difficulty was Yamaha: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the bike that&rsquo;s suffering the most. Particularly because the engine really counts in Qatar and it looks like they haven&rsquo;t found the power they wanted. I'm not sure they ever will in fact, because the engine is what it is, you can&rsquo;t change it&rdquo;. Expectations for Mandalika  The next round will play out at Mandalika, where MotoGP is competing for the first time after completing a test session at the track in February. Checa has this to say: &ldquo;During the test, the asphalt was dirty and in a poor state. This time they&rsquo;ll have new asphalt, so the test references will no longer count&rdquo;. But the manufacturers might be better prepared: &ldquo;After this first round, everyone will have drawn conclusions and made some changes, particularly those who failed to meet with expectation&rdquo;. But it&rsquo;s hard to make any predictions as yet: &ldquo;The track is very different. The engine counts for less perhaps, so maybe Yamaha will have a better chance. It will be a very different race and we hope that the track will be in a good condition for the event&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson A sour start for Pedro Acosta: &ldquo;Moto2 isn&rsquo;t Moto3&rdquo;       

The former rider considers the opening round, talking about the level of competition and the difficulties suffered by Yamaha &nbsp;

Checa exclusive: “Ducati wasn’t the most interesting bike in Qatar”

        Anyone who expected to see Pedro Acosta win on his debut Moto2 outing was sadly mistaken. The intermediate class rookie finished the Qatar GP in twelfth place, 26 seconds behind winner Celestino Vietti. Speed and flaws  A result that didn&rsquo;t reflect the expectations of many onlookers, the fruit of a weekend during which Pedro showed his speed (also seen at the Portimao and Jerez tests) but also committed a few too many mistakes&hellip;. He crashed twice during practice, once during a crucial moment of Q2, which left Spaniard in the gravel after an attempt to battle Vietti for pole position. A mistake that cost Acosta dearly, forcing him to start from tenth on the grid. The start of the race was the crucial moment for the Majorcan, who was forced to run wide at turn 1 due to confusion mid-field. As a result, Acosta found himself in last place, from where he found himself having to fight his way back up to the points zone. Qualifying is vital  &ldquo;When there are slower riders, it can be difficult to climb back up&rdquo;, Pedrito told the media after the race. &ldquo;These things happen - in Moto2, it&rsquo;s not like Moto3, where it&rsquo;s easier to gain ground. It was important to build experience, I finished the race and that was the goal&rdquo;. Acosta indirectly refers to the 2021 Doha round, when he won the race from pitlane. A feat that doesn&rsquo;t seem likely in Moto2, or not at Losail at least, a circuit at which Pedro has already learned his first lesson: &ldquo;Qualifying is of vital importance in this category&rdquo;. Considering the maturity of this rider, who&rsquo;s yet to turn 18, we&rsquo;re sure that he&rsquo;ll make good use of this experience at the very next Mandalika round (20 March). Translated by Heather Watson Rossi in the pink - Valentino and Francesca&rsquo;s daughter has arrived       

The team Ajo rider made some mistakes in Qatar, finishing outside of the top ten: "But it&rsquo;s all experience, what counts is that we finished the race" &nbsp;

A sour start for Pedro Acosta: “Moto2 isn’t Moto3”

        La grande vittoria firmata da Enea Bastianini nel Gran Premio del Qatar classe MotoGP ha messo in luce talento e personalit&agrave;, s&igrave; del pilota, anche di chi il pilota lo fa correre. Il team Gresini, ovviamente, vera istituzione del paddock. Quanto realizzato in anni di lavoro dal compianto Fausto &egrave; una realt&agrave; tecnica e sportiva invidiabile. Al timone della squadra italiana c'&egrave; un manager nuovo in questo ruolo delicato e fondamentale. Lei &egrave; Nadia Padovani, la moglie di Fausto, la persona che meglio di tutte sa quanto sia un onore - ma anche un onere - "ereditare" una situazione in cui bisogna saper gestire tante situazioni. Dopo il transito al traguardo della Ducati celeste numero 23, l'esplosione di gioia, sue e dello staff della formazione con basa a Faenza. La dedica spontanea a chi non c'&egrave; pi&ugrave; ma, in un certo senso, &egrave; ancora presente. L'uomo che, prima da pilota, poi da dirigente, fece partire tutto. La storia va avanti. Nadia Gresini, una responsabilit&agrave; enorme da gestire   Manager, cos'&egrave;? Che fa? Immaginiamo non sia un ruolo semplice da ricoprire, per diverse ragioni. Attenzione, presenza, responsabilit&agrave;, la gi&agrave; citata gestione delle situazioni, eccetera. Se &egrave; difficile lavorare come manager per una squadra che ti ha ingaggiato, immaginiamo pure che sia ancora pi&ugrave; dura esserlo per una squadra di propriet&agrave;. Se pensate che non lo sia "perch&eacute; tanto, chi ti pu&ograve; sgridare in caso di errore o scarsi risultati", vi sbagliate: quando la bottega vi appartiene, ogni cosa &egrave; amplificata, e le ore di sonno diventano sempre meno. Un conto &egrave; dire "Vado in fabbrica, timbro, lavoro, finisco, ritimbro, torno a casa e non ci penso pi&ugrave;". Un altro &egrave; dire "Io sono la fabbrica. Non timbro, certo, Ma quando torno a casa, continuo a pensarci".&nbsp; La moglie di Fausto &egrave; la prima donna manager vincente in MotoGP   Lo sappiamo, no? Ogni team ha un manager di riferimento. Ad esempio, Davide Tardozzi lo fa per Ducati Lenovo Factory. Massimo Meregalli &egrave; quello del Monster Energy Yamaha. Livio Suppo &egrave; appena entrato in Suzuki Ecstar. E cos&igrave; via. Sono tutti bravi, sono tutti uomini. Nadia, invece, &egrave; donna e altrettanto brava. Il sesso femminile &egrave; sempre pi&ugrave; presente ed&nbsp; in crescita, e ogni rappresentante si &egrave; dimostrata abile e arruolata. Abbiamo valide PR, cuoche, meccaniche, telemetriste, "pilotesse", anche manager, ma non di MotoGP. La moglie di Fausto conduce un team della top class, perci&ograve; si distingue, ed &egrave; pure vincente. La sua impresa, il suo lavoro, accrescono il valore delle donne nel motosport, altrettanto nella vita. Michael Ruben Rinaldi, da Ducati a... Lamborghini       

Con il successo in Qatar di Enea Bastianini, Nadia Padovani &egrave; la prima manager donna ad aver trionfato nella classe regina a due ruote. La sua impresa valorizza un paddock sempre pi&ugrave; rosa femminile

MotoGP, con la moglie di Gresini vince il motociclismo femminile

Anche a Losail la bellezza delle moto è stata affiancata da quella delle grid girl. Ecco gli scatti più belli

Il lato rosa del Qatar: le ombrelline del primo GP dell'anno

        Le Qualifiche della Moto3 sono state tutto fuorch&eacute; tranquille. Non &egrave; la prima volta qui in Qatar, sar&agrave; l'ultima? E negli altri Gran Premi? Ormai da tempo, per siglare il tempo, occorre non perdere tempo. Che vuole dire? Significa che ogni momento del weekend ad anticipare la gara &egrave; decisivo. Perci&ograve;, via dentro, tutti insieme. Con moto dalle prestazioni non poi cos&igrave; dissimili - in alcuni casi, addirittura uguali - i piloti si mettono in coda uno all'altro, facendo due cose, anzi tre: sfruttano le linee di chi segna la strada, ha riferimenti, succhia la scia. E fa il tempo. A meno che, qualcosa vada storto. Un errore, un tamponamento. Una manovra improvvisa ed insulsa, perlomeno apparentemente, perch&eacute; chi &egrave; in sella sa ci&ograve; che fa. Da quando vige la moda dei "trenini", tutti vogliono salire sopra uno dei vagoni, possibilmente evitando di fungere da motrice. Moto3, trenini e manovre al limite: i piloti hanno capito la lezione? Soluzione apparentemente introvabile, secondo Stefano Nepa  Stefano &egrave; esperto della categoria. Il pilota abruzzese &egrave; al suo quinto anno di Motomondiale, per ciascuna stagione spesa in Moto3. Oltre a essere veloce, il pilota del team MTA &egrave; analitico: "Come ho spiegato pi&ugrave; volte, io non cerco alcuna scia durante le prove libere, tantomeno in qualifica. Da sempre, preferisco lavorare su me stesso, sapendo quale sia il mio reale potenziale". Per&ograve;, pare che la situazione sia gi&agrave; al limite: "Mi rendo conto, tuttavia, quanto sia complicato e difficile. Qui si attacca subito gi&agrave; venerd&igrave;, e questo va bene. Cosa non va bene, &egrave; la necessit&agrave; di girare in gruppo. Solo con la scia si fanno tempi buoni. Sebbene si parli di pochi decimi di differenza, questo gap &egrave; importantissimo. Onestamente, non vedo soluzioni". Pedro Acosta: in caso di titolo Moto2, subito il passaggio in MotoGP?        

ESCLUSIVA- Il pilota del team Angeluss MTA, dotato di KTM, spiega quanto sia complicato aggiudicarsi le migliori posizioni nella entry class: "Preferisco ottenere il miglior crono da solo, ma non vedo soluzioni diverse dai trenini"

Moto3, Nepa: “Impossibile fare il tempo senza l'ausilio di scie”

        Non vorremmo mettere le mani avanti, tantomeno innescare inutili allarmi, tuttavia ci sentiamo di scriverlo: sembra che in Moto3 poco sia cambiato. In Qatar ci troviamo al primo Gran Premio stagionale, e gi&agrave; si sono viste azioni di pista discutibili. Se avete assistito alle qualifiche, capirete cosa intendiamo dire. Chiaramente, ogni pilota tenta di dare il proprio massimo. E il proprio massimo, significa essere il pi&ugrave; veloce possibile. Essere il pi&ugrave; veloce possibile nei turni che determinano lo schiaremento di partenza, garantisce una casella in griglia relativamente appetibile: voi preferireste scattare dalla pole, oppure decimi? Chi sta in sella conosce il concetto meglio di noi: ogni dettaglio utile all'ottenimento del risultato va colto. Ecco perch&egrave;, ancora una volta, le piccole monocilindriche hanno incrociato la traiettoria pi&ugrave; volte, sfiorandosi, rischiando, disturbandosi. Proprio come se si stessero giocando la vittoria, il podio o la zona punti nell'ultimo passaggio di gara. Moto3, arrivo al fotofinish a Losail. Ma non era la gara  Un finale del genere sarebbe auspicale per ogni singola gara prevista dal calendario. Peccato che, invece, gara non fosse, bens&igrave; il turno della Q2, cio&egrave;, la sessione che stabilisce chi e da dove scatter&agrave; domenica. Appunto, come dicevamo, trenini, cambi di traiettoria repentini, tocchi di carene e passaggi al limite si sono sprecati. Non &egrave; successo - fortunamente - nulla, ma era necessario? Perch&eacute;, ancora una volta, i piloti della Moto3 hanno rischiato cos&igrave; tanto da andare vicino a qualcosa di spiacevole? Sappiamo come sia giusto tentare manovre ardite quando si &egrave; tra i cordoli, ne facciamo il tifo, ma addirittura durante i turni cronometrati? E in quel modo? Eppure, i vari avvertimenti lanciati lo scorso anno e la squalifica comminata a Deniz Oncu, avrebbero dovuto servire a qualcosa. La lezione &egrave; stata appresa, oppure no? Si spera di evitare spaventi come quello patito ad Austin: Alcoba se l'&egrave; vista brutta, e non parliamo dell'unico episodio grave del campionato 2021. Evitando di ricordare i momenti pi&ugrave; spiacevoli, attendiamo la risposta della pista. Speriamo anche che il seguente sia solo un monito e non un allarme lanciato nel deserto del Qatar.        

Durante le qualifiche della entry class, abbiamo assistito a condotte simili se non uguali a quelle viste nel 2021. Le sanzioni e gli avvertimenti daranno il loro frutto, o rivedremo quei brutti incidenti? &nbsp;

Moto3, trenini e manovre al limite: i piloti hanno capito la lezione?

        Nei Gran Premi succedono cose non sempre documentate dalle telecamere. Per esempio, in questo weekend MotoGP di Losail, si sono incontrati in sala stampa due avversari del tutto dissimili tra loro. Jack Miller e Joan Mir che, a dispetto delle medesime iniziale di nomi e cognomi, poco hanno da spartire, se non la griglia di partenza. L'effervescente australiano guida una Ducati, il mite spagnolo porta in gara la Suzuki. L'incontro tra i due &egrave; avvenuo in sala stampa, a seguito delle prove libere 2 qatatoriote. Impressionato dalla velocit&agrave; di punta espressa dalla quattro cilindri di Hamamatsu, Jackass ha sferrato la domanda: "Ehi tu! D&igrave; un p&ograve;, ma... quanti cavalli avete aggiunto al motore della vostra GSX-RR?" Riferendosi ai 355 orari toccati e oltrepassati da Alex Rins, compagno di Mir. L'ex titolato Moto3 e campione del mondo della classe regina 2020, ha risposto cos&igrave;, sorridendo: "Ah, b&egrave;, ecco... abbiamo aggiunto... due pony!" I rivali sanno anche scherzare, nei momenti giusti. La realt&agrave; &egrave; che, per&ograve;, veramente la Suzuki spaventa le avversarie in quanto a cavalleria, le FP2 lo dimostrano. Potenza dell'ironia.       

Jack, australiano pilota Ducati, ha chiesto al pilota spagnolo Suzuki di quanta potenza in pi&ugrave; sia dotato il propulsore della GSX-RR. La risposta &egrave; stata... equina

MotoGP, Miller a Mir: “Quanti cavalli avete in più?” Joan risponde con ironia

Calata la luce del sole, ci ha pensato l&#39;imponente impianto artificiale ad illuminare la pista di Losail. Il secondo turno di prove libere della MotoGP ha visto brillare la Suzuki di Alex Rins, autore del miglior tempo di sessione in 1&#39;53&quot;432. La GSX-RR &egrave; davvero competitiva, lo dimosta Joan Mir, terzo a 147 millesimi dal compagno di squadra.  In mezzo ai due spagnoli c&#39;&egrave; un terzo spagnolo, stavolta su Honda: Marc Marquez &egrave; secondo, con un distacco dalla vetta risicato, appena 35 millesimi. In quarta posizione troviamo un altro spagnolo, Jorge Martin, prima Ducati Desmosedici nella lista finale.  Franco Morbidelli, invece, &egrave; il primo italiano del lotto. Quinto il pilota del team WithU RNF, miglior Yamaha M1 della serata qatariota. Chiude una virtuale seconda fila Jack Miller, con la Rossa numero 43 ufficiale. L&#39;australiano e la Ducati ufficiale pagano un gap dalla quattro cilindri di Hamamatsu di quattro decimi e poco pi&ugrave;.  Aprilia settima con Espargar&ograve;, Bagnaia decimo, Dovi quattordicesimo   La RS-GP di Aleix si mette dietro un gruppo di piloti papabili di vittoria: ci&ograve; significa che pure Espargar&ograve; pu&ograve; ambire a risultati preziosi, perch&eacute; Fabio Quartararo - campione del mondo - Pol Espargar&ograve; - il fratello - Pecco Bagnaia - dato per favorito 2022 - inseguono il numero 41 di Noale.  Andrea Dovizioso rimane nei top quindici, cio&egrave;, nel raggio di chi prenderebbe punti qualora il venerd&igrave; ne assegnasse. Brad Binder, primatista del turno inaugurale, stavolta &egrave; sotto il centro della classifica. Alex Marquez &egrave; scivolato, stessa sorte per Luca Marini. Per fortuna, entrambi stanno bene.  I tempi di Losail     &nbsp;  &nbsp; 

Alex e Joan con le GSX-RR &quot;incastrano&quot; la RC213 V dell&#39;otto volte iridato. Morbidelli &egrave; il miglior italiano con il quinto tempo, Bagnaia decimo, scivolata per Marini

GP Qatar, FP2: le Suzuki di Rins e Mir mettono nel sandwich Marc Marquez

        We don&rsquo;t know how the situation with the lowering device is going to develop, but it&rsquo;s only fair to speak to those involved. Gigi Dall'Igna is the technical reference at Ducati, in his role as engineer for the MotoGP project. He has this to say: "I would like to say more, but for now no decision has been made in this sense. But I will say that we&rsquo;ve done as we&rsquo;ve always done, or rather, remaining within the parameters of the technical regulation, which was written a while ago. A regulation that all manufacturers are aware of, let&rsquo;s be clear&rdquo;. Gigi draws attention to a move that, were it to become concrete, would meet with disapproval from Borgo Panigale: "Banning a solution developed by a manufacturer would be quite unsportsmanlike. While we&rsquo;ve spent time investing in researching this solution, others have spent time coming up with other solutions, which are not banned. And so it would be a double blow if you like. If it were to happen, it would be unsportsmanlike". Dall'Igna on the Ducati lowering device: not found on production bikes  Dall'Igna expands on the concept, focusing on the reasons for which the device could be banned: "The explanations for abolishing the lowering device are questionable. They talk about safety, but in terms of distraction, the device involves no extra button or knob in addition to what a rider already uses. The rider will do exactly the same things. So I see no reason.&rdquo; Gigi continues: "The other reason has to do with the fact the device is not found on production bikes. This is MotoGP. If we want to argue, then the pneumatic valve should be banned too, because it&rsquo;s not found on road bikes. If our competitors were to ban the pneumatic valve, I&rsquo;d be OK with that". Translated by Heather Watson Qatar GP, Marquez: &ldquo;Bet on me for the title, i'm ready to risk like before&rdquo;       

Ducati engineer Gigi: "We dedicated time and research to developing the part in line with the technical regulation. The device is not dangerous, the rider does the same things as before"

MotoGP, Dall'Igna: “Banning the lowering device would be unsportsmanlike”

If anyone was thinking that two difficult years might be enough to snuff out the fire inside Marc Marquez, they were forced to think again today. The pre-race press conference in Qatar was something of a &ldquo;Marquez show&rdquo;, which ended with the Spaniard betting on himself for the title: &ldquo;I&rsquo;d bet on me even if I were injured&rdquo;, he commented, &ldquo;but I&rsquo;m not now. Over the years, I&rsquo;ve learned how to deal with injury. I know I&rsquo;ll hurt myself again in the future, but I&rsquo;ll approach it differently. That has changed, but not my riding style. When I&rsquo;m 100% again, I&rsquo;ll take risks as I&rsquo;ve always done&quot;.  You&rsquo;ve recently wanted to show people the difficult moments in the life of a sportperson. How has that been?  &ldquo;I took part in this Spanish talk show for the tenth time, a show I&rsquo;d only been on after winning a title while this time I wanted to be there after my injuries too, to show that the life of a sportsperson also has its difficult moments. Up until 2020, I only experienced the good side of a rider&rsquo;s career and then, for the next two years, only the bad. I&rsquo;ve realised that you have to fight to win on track and, at the same time, find time for the other important things in life&rdquo;.  Welcome back to Qatar. What can we expect from you?  &ldquo;I&rsquo;m pleased to be here, as simply being here means this year&rsquo;s getting off to a better start than last season. Testing was important and, especially since Mandalika, I&rsquo;ve taken a good step forward physically. I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;ll be able to fight to win, we&rsquo;ll see over the weekend&hellip;. Winning would be a dream, as well as a sign that we are already stronger than our expectations&rdquo;.  Marquez: &quot;The 2021 Honda was difficult for everyone, but I won three races&quot;   The Honda has really come on, now less tailored to you specifically. What do you think?  &ldquo;The new bike suits more riding styles. With the 2021 version, everyone struggled but I won three races, I sign that the bike nevertheless had many strengths. In any case, Honda is a manufacturer that has to be in the title fight, regardless of the rider, and the new bike helps everyone to be quicker, although it takes specific work to find those last tenths. To be honest, it&rsquo;s almost as if I&rsquo;ve changed manufacturer in terms of the modifications made. There&rsquo;ve been modifications over the years, but now the bike&rsquo;s entire character has changed. It&rsquo;s true that the bike is now less centred around the front, but I was already able to bring it closer to my riding style in Indonesia&rdquo;.  Who do you consider your main rivals for the title?  &ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to say. During testing, all the riders were close, but not for the first time. We need to wait for the first races to have more information. This level playing field definitely makes things more interesting for the spectators&rdquo;.  This will be the first year without Rossi. What do you think?  &ldquo;Over the last year, I didn&rsquo;t pay too much attention to him, as I was watching the fast guys like Bagnaia and Mir, but MotoGP has definitely lost an icon. The championship goes on anyway, and I think it will be a great season&rdquo;.  Another topic is safety. Do you think that, with the starting procedure for example, things are going too far?  &ldquo;In my opinion, in the near future we&rsquo;ll be removing the lowering devices and the rest. The manufacturers understandably want continual progress, but this doesn&rsquo;t make for a show. When I debuted in MotoGP for example, there were no wings, which was better for the show, but at the same time it was easier to make mistakes. Now it&rsquo;s the opposite&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  Qatar GP, Dovizioso: &ldquo;Not being at the centre of attention is great&rdquo; 

&quot;I&rsquo;ll do so as soon as I&rsquo;m 100%. Up until 2020 I only experienced the good side of being a rider, and since then, only the bad. The bike has changed a lot, becoming better suited to different riding styles, it&rsquo;s as if I&rsquo;ve changed manufacturer&quot;

Qatar GP, Marquez: &ldquo;Bet on me for the title, I&#39;m ready to risk like before&rdquo;

        Non sappiamo come si evolver&agrave; la querelle inerente all'abbassatore, ma &egrave; giusto dare voci ai diretti interessati. Ducati ha in Gigi Dall'Igna il riferimento tecnico, poich&egrave; ingegnere dedicato al progetto MotoGP. Ecco la sua voce: "Mi piacerebbe esprimere un pensiero preciso - introduce il discorso, spiegando come, al momento, nulla sia stato sancito - ma in questo momento ancora non &egrave; stata presa una decisione definititiva in tal senso. Comunque, ritengo che noi abbiamo fatto le cose come sempre, ovvero, rimanendo dentro i dettami del regolamento tecnico, scritto parecchio tempo fa. Un regolamento conosciuto da tutti i costruttori, intediamoci". Gigi punta l'attenzione su una eventuale mossa che, in caso diventasse concreta, manifesterebbe dissenso a Borgo Panigale: "Il fatto di andare a vietare una soluzione sviluppata da un costruttore, &egrave; una cosa abbastanza antisportiva. Il tempo che abbiamo investito nella ricerca in questa soluzione, gli altri lo hanno speso realizzando soluzioni diverse, tuttavia non bandite. La fregatura, se vogliamo, sarebbe doppia. Se ci&ograve; accadra, sar&agrave; antisportivo". Dall'Igna sull'abbassatore Ducati: nessun ritorno sulle moto di serie  Dall'Igna espande il concetto, concentrandosi sulle motivazioni che potrebbero vietare l'abbassatore: "Le spiegazioni a motivare la ventilata scelta di abolire l'abbassottore sono discutibili. Parlano di sicurezza? Dal punto di vista della distrazione, il dispositivo non prevede nessun pulsante o manopole aggiuntive tra quelle che gi&agrave; usa. Il pilota far&agrave; esattamente le stesse solite cose. Non vedo motivazione". Gigi continua, esaurendo la sua opinione: "L'altra motivazione verte su un possibile ritorno dell'abbassatore sul prodotto di serie. Questa &egrave; la MotoGP. Se argomentiamo, anche la valvola pneumatica dovrebbe essere bandita, perch&egrave; non ha un ritorno sulle moto stradali. Se i nostri competitors dovessero bandire la valvola pneumatica, per me andrebbe bene". Moto2, &egrave; Pedro Acosta il pilota pi&ugrave; atteso in casa KTM       

ESLCUSIVA- Gigi, ingegnere Ducati: "Abbiamo realizzato il particolare seguendo il regolamento tecnico, spendendo parecchio tempo e ricerca. Il dispositivo non &egrave; pericoloso, il pilota fa le stesse cose di prima"

MotoGP, Dall'Igna: “Bandire l'abbassatore sarebbe antisportivo”

It&rsquo;s been three years since Andrea Dovizioso was last in Qatar for a race and various things have changed in the meantime. The Italian is no longer wearing Ducati red for example, now competing for team RNF, and he&rsquo;s not among the favourites for the world title. &ldquo;Not being at the centre of attention is often good for me&rdquo;, Andrea admits, &ldquo;The thing I don&rsquo;t like is not having the situation under control, the rest is not a problem&rdquo;.  The fact you don&rsquo;t have it all under control &ndash; how important is that?  &ldquo;I deal with it, but if I have to run a whole season without being competitive, then it becomes difficult. I wouldn&rsquo;t like to be in that kind of situation as I&rsquo;m not used to it, and MotoGP wouldn&rsquo;t be enjoyable if things were like that. I wouldn&rsquo;t be able to enjoy all the positives of being a rider in this championship &ndash; we&rsquo;ll see how to manage things&rdquo;.  What do you think is a realistic goal in Qatar?  &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t honestly know. The tests are always a separate thing, especially this year as they ran in strange conditions. I improved in Indonesia but not enough to be able to say where I can finish. I&rsquo;ve never raced the Yamaha here so it&rsquo;s all new &ndash; but I&rsquo;m happy to be here in any case. The first race is always a little special, and the fact we haven&rsquo;t tested here makes it even more unique. FP1 and FP3 won&rsquo;t be very useful considering the time of those sessions, we&rsquo;ll just ride because we have to&rdquo;.  You&rsquo;re clearly against the removal of the Qatar tests.  &ldquo;I think that the problem is always the same at this track, which is little used during the year. Perhaps it would be useful to extend the sessions, but that would mean having more tyres, which we don&rsquo;t have (he smiles)&rdquo;.  Dovizioso: &quot;Morbidelli, Quartararo and I are in three different situations&quot;   Qatar will be followed by more dirty tracks in the shape of Mandalika and Termas. Do you think the first races can tell us anything useful with a view to the rest of the season?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &ldquo;They probably won&rsquo;t give us a real picture, and the same will go for Texas, another different track. I think we&rsquo;ll get a better idea once back in Europe, with more normal conditions and where we can understand more&rdquo;.  Back to Qatar. Can we dream of another duel with Marquez?  &ldquo;That would be a dream, yes. Dreams cost nothing, so until that day, sure, we can do that&rdquo;.  Quartararo has said that the M1 offers little room for growth? Do you agree?  &ldquo;I think that, aside from Binder, the three riders with factory bikes are all in totally different situations. Fabio won the title, getting the best out of the bike. Franco had a difficult 2021 so now he needs to put a lot of things together, while I&rsquo;m coming from a different bike and need to adapt to the M1. The bike has strengths and weaknesses &ndash; I can understand the viewpoints of both my colleagues, but we each have different needs and riding styles&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Marini: &ldquo;Impossible to find a weak point to the 2022 Ducati&rdquo; 

&quot;The thing that worries me most is not being competitive &ndash; if I can&rsquo;t fight throughout the season, then I won&#39;t enjoy myself. The first four races will be different, we&rsquo;ll have answers in Europe&rdquo;

Qatar GP, Dovizioso: &ldquo;Not being at the centre of attention is great&rdquo;

Unlike Marco Bezzecchi, Luca Marini takes on MotoGP as an &quot;expert&quot;, remaining with the Mooney VR46 team. Valentino Rossi&rsquo;s brother already has one season under his belt, a year in which he learned a great deal: &ldquo;2021 wasn&rsquo;t terrible, but it was hard, definitely. But I&rsquo;ve learned a lot of the fundamentals, putting all the details together&rdquo;.  Luca has the right enthusiasm to do well in Qatar, and throughout the championship in fact: &quot;I&rsquo;m living a dream, in the reigning class of motorcycling. I have a good team, they&#39;re strong and the Ducati is impressive. In fact, compared to the version I rode last year, I can&rsquo;t find any weak points to the GP22&quot;.  Marini previously rode the GP19 and is now experiencing a significant step up in terms of competitiveness: &quot;Yes, like I&rsquo;ve said, but we need to move forward with the development, and do it right. I can express my riding style with this bike and feel more natural in the saddle, avoiding any unnecessary effort. Added to which, I&rsquo;m also more experienced as a rider&rdquo;.  Enjoyment will depend on the... speed   Luca is pleased and it shows &ndash; the track is his favourite part of the job. The number 10 rider is asked whether he&rsquo;ll enjoy himself: &ldquo;Ah, no doubt but, you know, it depends whether we&rsquo;re fast. Enjoyment doesn&rsquo;t have to do with the results but the feeling in the saddle, the lap times. The competitiveness, essentially&rdquo;.  What does a rider need to do to run up front in MotoGP? The qualifying sessions are key: &quot;Fundamental I&rsquo;d say&rdquo;, he continues, &ldquo;because we&rsquo;re all within a few tenths of each other. There are sometimes 20 riders within a second, particularly in testing. This happens less often over a race weekend.&rdquo;  Marini expands: &quot;You need to get straight into Q2, or it&rsquo;s tough. I hope to do that here at Losail. Q2 is the most important part of the race, which will run at 6pm this year. Better, hopefully the temperature won&rsquo;t drop too much and the tyres won&rsquo;t suffer. We&rsquo;ll need to choose the right visor, with the sun going down. Formula1 raced here so we might find some potholes but&hellip; I like racing at tracks where F1 comes, a category that always puts on a show&quot;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Bezzecchi: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m 50% there, but i have Valentino&rsquo;s advice&rdquo; 

Luca: &quot;Compared to the Desmosedici I used last year, this version lets me ride as I want. I&rsquo;ve gained experience, which will be useful. Enjoy it? It depends, if we&rsquo;re fast, we&rsquo;ll enjoy ourselves&rdquo;.

MotoGP, Marini: &ldquo;Impossible to find a weak point to the 2022 Ducati&rdquo;

Part of the new Mooney VR46 squad, Marco Bezzecchi is one of two riders who will make his MotoGP debut in Qatar. Flanking Luca Marini &ndash; ready for his second year in the top class &ndash; Bez has already been in action during the 2021 Jerez test and this year&rsquo;s sessions in Malaysia and Indonesia.  The 23-year old Italian considers his pre-season work: &ldquo;Tests are just tests&rdquo; he points out, &ldquo;but they&#39;ve been very useful for me. Sepang was an uphill climb, and I had difficulty with the shake down. But then I gradually made progress during the IRTA sessions&quot;.  Marco also explains how things went at Mandalika: &quot;The team and I worked hard on important details like the tyres and the time attack. I&#39;ve seen how much there is still to do with the electronics, the part I&rsquo;m struggling with the most. Luckily, I have Matteo Flamigni and Sergio Martinez with me, both great and so experienced, and they are really helping me&quot;.  Bezzecchi: &quot;Rossi isn&rsquo;t here, but he is&quot;   It will be strange for everybody not to see Valentino Rossi at the races. The nine-time champion won&rsquo;t be there, and yet he will: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve spoken&rdquo;, continues Bezzecchi, &ldquo;talking about the tests and other things. I&rsquo;ve realised that Valentino is still here. If I need him, Rossi&rsquo;s always here&quot;.  And so how ready does Bez feel for MotoGP? He&rsquo;s halfway there he says: &quot;I think I&rsquo;m&hellip; 50% there. I&rsquo;m growing with the team and we&rsquo;re constantly improving. I think the winter&rsquo;s been good but now we need to focus on the championship&quot;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Suppo: &ldquo;My four-year break is not a problem, we&rsquo;ll fight for the title&rdquo; 

Marco prepares for his reigning class debut in Qatar with the Mooney VR46 Racing Team: &quot;I&rsquo;m growing together with the team, and Valentino&rsquo;s always there if need be&rdquo;

MotoGP, Bezzecchi: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m 50% there, but I have Valentino&rsquo;s advice&rdquo;

It seems strange to link Livio Suppo, a man who has characterised the modern era of MotoGP, with the new, but he is new to Suzuki. After many years with Ducati and Honda, Suppo has been called upon to replace Davide Brivio at Suzuki, taking on the role of Team Manager and filling a gap that has proved crucial.  &ldquo;Unfortunately I&rsquo;m already 57 - jokes Suppo in an interview shared on Suzuki social media channels &ndash; but I have 25 years of experience in motorcycle racing. After all those years, I decided to take a break, but then Sahara asked me if I was interested to return to MotoGP, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to do so&quot;.  Many have asked how the years away from the paddock have been for Suppo, and what has pushed him to return, but Livio has clear ideas about both.  &ldquo;It was strange to be away from MotoGP, especially at first. When you find yourself doing without something you had for so long, it&rsquo;s bound to be strange. Thinking back, I&rsquo;m sure that I needed a break, and at the same time it has reignited my desire to work in MotoGP. I think Steve McQueen once said: &ldquo;Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting&rdquo;. I think that when you have racing in the blood, it&rsquo;s impossible to forget it, and this means I&rsquo;m very motivated ahead of Qatar&rdquo;.  Suppo: &quot;I&rsquo;m already getting on well with the Suzuki guys&quot;   The new Team Manager faces many challenges of course. The first being to adapt to the current MotoGP.  &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not worried about the fact I&rsquo;ve been away from MotoGP for four years, as twenty plus years of experience are hard to erase. I come to Suzuki just ahead of the first round, but I know the paddock and think I can start out in the right way. Each team has its own characteristics, so first I need to listen and adapt, also bringing something of my own&rdquo;.  The second is to harmonise with his new family, although things already seem to be doing well.  &ldquo;When I accepted the offer with Honda, I was curious to understand a new culture and see how my work method could combine with theirs. I can already say that my feeling with the Suzuki world is good, so I&rsquo;m pleased&rdquo;.  He need not talk about goals of course, as these are already clear.  &ldquo;I think Suzuki has made smart choices with its riders. Both have shown they know how to win, and the bike seems to have taken a big step forward compared to last year. The winter tests left the team happy, so I&rsquo;ll do all I can to help Suzuki be a title contender&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP Qatar, Rins: &ldquo;We have more power, but it&rsquo;s never enough&rdquo; 

&quot;Suzuki has chosen its riders well, both have shown that they know how to win. I&rsquo;ll need to adapt to the team, also bringing something of my own. The break has reignited my desire to go racing&quot;

MotoGP, Suppo: &ldquo;My four-year break is not a problem, we&rsquo;ll fight for the title&rdquo;

With the last two seasons having been conditioned by Covid, this year promises a more &lsquo;traditional&rsquo; championship, with 21 rounds confirmed as things stand. 2021 proved to be a very complicated year for Alex Rins, and the rider is now more than ready to turn the page.  Rins: &quot;We need to be prepared&quot;   &ldquo;The championship will be very long, and then there&rsquo;s the Covid factor; if you catch it, you could miss a race. In my case, I&rsquo;ll try to make the most of every GP. Starting in Qatar&rdquo;. Which he will take on with a more competitive GSX-RR: &ldquo;One of the biggest improvements is the new engine. We&rsquo;ve taken a small step forward in that area. It&rsquo;s never enough though, we always want more&rdquo;. As for the calendar, the Spaniard comments: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re very tired by the end of the season, both us and the mechanics. We&rsquo;re all human. It&rsquo;s hard and we need to be prepared&rdquo;.  The level on track is higher than ever   The competition is tough, so much so that Alex is unable to identify just one rider as the man to beat: &ldquo;Almost everyone is competitive. We saw that last year and every year we see a more level playing field, we&rsquo;re increasingly close and so there&rsquo;s no room for error. It&rsquo;s hard to name one rider or bike that will win the title&rdquo;. As for Rins, he&rsquo;ll focus on working hard with his travel companion: &ldquo;The GSX-RR is an additional part of my life, another part of me. The relationship I have with the bike is one of affection, and provocation&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  GP Qatar, Joan Mir: &ldquo;I have a love-hate relationship with my Suzuki&rdquo; 

The Spaniard prepares for a new season with a more competitive bike, retaining the same approach as ever. He talks about the main difficulties &nbsp;

MotoGP Qatar, Rins: &ldquo;We have more power, but it&rsquo;s never enough&rdquo;

The first MotoGP round is upon us and the Hamamatsu manufacturer aims high as it prepares to line up with the solid pairing of Joan Mir and Alex Rins. The Majorcan got the job done in 2020, and this year he&rsquo;ll have a more competitive GSX-RR in his hands, as he himself confirms.  Mir: &quot;We&rsquo;ve had good potential for two years&quot;   &ldquo;I&rsquo;m confident that the bike will work better this year&rdquo;, comments the rider before boarding for Qatar. The improvements are tangible: &ldquo;The engine has more power. I also think that, having not improved a great deal between 2020 and 2021, the step made in 2022 is bigger. I&rsquo;m sure of it&rdquo;. The fight for the title will be tough, sure, but his approach remains the same: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always focused on one race at a time, giving it my all each time. This year will be no exception. I&rsquo;ll give 100% in Qatar and then do the same in the next races&rdquo;.  A lot is expected of him and he knows this: &ldquo;The expectations are high, we&rsquo;ve had very good potential for two years. Every year I give more, and we&rsquo;ll see if we can round out the year fighting at the front&rdquo;.  21 races will be a challenge   The list of rivals is long: &ldquo;The Ducatis will be very strong and I think Pecco in particular will be one to beat in every race. Fabio (Quartararo) who won the title last year will be strong. And Marc Marquez is back, always one to look out for. The Suzuki team will be competitive&rdquo;. The 2022 calendar will be pretty intense, with twenty-one rounds around the world, unlike the last two seasons which were conditioned by the Covid-19 pandemic: &ldquo;The more races we run, the more time we spend away from home. We&rsquo;re riders, we have a good job, and clearly it&rsquo;s not a big problem, though we&rsquo;ll be more tired physically and mentally&rdquo;.  But when he&rsquo;s on track, Mir only has eyes for her: &ldquo;I have a love-hate relationship with my GSX-RR. I need to talk to her so that she&#39;ll help me in races. She can bring me great joy and great sadness&quot;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP: Bastianini and Di Giannantonio on the attack at the Qatar GP 

His rivals, the packed calendar, the improvements to the GSX-RR... the Majorcan covers all this and more ahead of the season-opener

GP Qatar, Joan Mir: &ldquo;I have a love-hate relationship with my Suzuki&rdquo;

The Qatar GP is just around the corner and the Gresini Racing team is ready to embark on a new adventure. Having left Aprilia, the late Fausto&rsquo;s squad will take on the 2022 season as an Independent Team, entrusting two Ducati Desmosedicis to Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio.  The 2020 Moto2 World Champion is highly motivated as he arrives in Losail, spurred on by the progress made during the Sepang and Mandalika tests, while rookie Fabio will take on his first race as a rider in the reigning class.  Bastianini: &quot;I&rsquo;m ready&quot;   &ldquo;I must say we are super ready&rdquo;, comments Bastianini ahead of the season opener. &ldquo;Testing was very good and as a team we are gelling very well together. I like the Qatari track and I did quite well in my MotoGP debut last year&rdquo;. After a strong first season in the MotoGP class, in which Enea challenged Jorge Martin for the title of Rookie of the Year, the Italian is ready to fight at the front this year: &ldquo;We have more experience now so it&rsquo;s time to stop talking and start racing! My physical preparation went very well, and I felt the bike as my own since the first day in Malaysia.&rdquo;  Di Giannantonio: &quot;The physical problems are behind me&quot;   Di Giannantonio is understandably excited: &ldquo;First race of the year and first MotoGP race of my career&hellip; we&rsquo;re so charged up for it&rdquo;, comments Diggia. &ldquo;We are eager to take to the track also considering what we did during testing, as we made steps forward both with the bike and the team. I must admit that the last month has been quite complicated fitness wise as I&rsquo;ve had some issues that affected me Malaysia onwards, but then I was able to work well so we&rsquo;ll be ready&rdquo;. As for his goals, the number 49 rider is keeping his feet on the ground: &ldquo;The realistic goal is to continue to learn and grow, the optimistic one is to score my first points!&rdquo;  Translated by Heather Watson  SBK, let the unveiling begin: 2022 team presentations 

This could be the season of consecration for Enea, while Fabio prepares for his first race in the top class. Here, their comments ahead of Losail

MotoGP: Bastianini and Di Giannantonio on the attack at the Qatar GP

        The Losail track, a permanent fixture on the MotoGP calendar since 2004, prepares for an important challenge, in that it will soon host F1 for the first time, replacing the Australian round. This opens the doors for a more long-term collaboration, which will see Doha feature on the calendar from 2023 to 2033. The FIA outlines the work  As a brand-new host, the Qatari track needs to make the necessary arrangements in order to be able to welcome the four-wheelers. This will be the first time that F1 visits a track designed for bikes, and not the other way around. &ldquo;The entry onto pitlane will change completely &ndash; states F1 Race Director Michael Masi&nbsp; &ndash; That&rsquo;s almost finished in fact, as are all the other things&rdquo;. Masi continues: &ldquo;This is essentially a motorcycle track, that&rsquo;s why it features double kerbs and &lsquo;sausages&rsquo; to prevent the cutting of corners. Significant changes will also be made to the barriers so that they meet F1 safety standards&rdquo;. &ldquo;The biggest change is to the pitlane entry, because the paddock space and number of garages is already adequate for F1&rdquo; he concludes. Danger of dips  This means that Losail will become yet another circuit at which F1 and MotoGP must coexist, something the world championship riders may not be happy about as, over time, there is always a risk of a repeat situations seen elsewhere, where the enormous aerodynamic load generated by the single seaters created troublesome bumps for the riders. Something that makes it tricky for the two categories to coexist at the same tracks and that, in our opinion, should be carefully controlled in order to guarantee the necessary MotoGP safety standards. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, first match point for Quartararo at Misano: he's champion if&hellip;       

Before Formula 1 heads to Qatar, the track will be modified to accommodate the single seaters, which raises questions about the feasibility of hosting MotoGP and Formula 1 at the same tracks

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MotoGP: Bastianini and Di Giannantonio on the attack at the Qatar GP

Losail, when F1 and MotoGP make for complicated bedfellows