Fabio Di Giannantonio was the main star of Losail, but the one who attracted the most attention – negatively and controversially – was Jorge Martín, who had a terrible race finishing in 10th place. Gigi Dall’Igna spoke about the Pramac rider and how he suffered a problem, highlighting these ‘crucial moments’ as decisive in the fight for the title, but that the championship is decided throughout the season.
Before talking about #89, Dall’Igna talked about the battle between DiGia and Francesco Bagnaia, before starting to talk a little about what happened with the Spaniard: ‘He [Bagnaia] made a start of the race with a majestic, almost perfect blow: already taking the lead in the first corner, then dominating and distancing himself with only a combative and uncontrollable Diggia capable of following him. Undoubtedly, he also had luck in that forced overtaking attempt that finally relegated him to second place; and thus secured fundamental points in the fight for the title at the expense of Jorge, who unfortunately in Sunday’s race could not repeat the performance of the previous day, which earned him an impeccable and decisive victory […] ‘.
The General Director of Ducati Corse at Ducati Motor Holding then focused on Martín, and a little on the problems that Bagnaia also had the day before: ‘However, I would like to point out that the problem suffered by Jorge on Sunday or by Pecco on Saturday, comparable to any mechanical problem, is among those that can simply happen and that must always be taken into account during a season’.
L’italien a ensuite considéré que ce sont des situations très importantes et qui ‘font pencher la balance’ d’un côté ou de l’autre, mais il a souligné que le résultat final est une combinaison tout au long de la saison : ‘Lorsqu’elles se produisent à des moments cruciaux, elles sont souvent considérées comme des raisons capables de faire pencher la balance d’un côté plutôt que de l’autre, mais en réalité le résultat d’un championnat est décidé par une combinaison de situations et souvent aussi par les erreurs commises par les pilotes, les équipes et les constructeurs’.
Et il a conclu : ‘Si nous voulons vraiment grandir et nous améliorer, je pense que ce sont ces lacunes que nous devons analyser et essayer d’éviter : en effet, en ce qui concerne le reste, ce qui ne dépend pas de nous, il y a très peu de choses que nous pouvons faire’.
