Ducati currently has eight bikes in MotoGP – two factory bikes and six in three satellite teams. Last year, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac) was in the title fight with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), with the Italian ultimately winning. Casey Stoner, who also won a championship with the manufacturer in 2007, disapproved of some of their actions.
The Australian believes that Ducati gave team orders to its satellite teams, considering it an incorrect way to win – expressing opposition to the manufacturer’s extensive presence in the field:
– I’m not very happy with them having so many bikes on the grid because they can essentially control each team and demand results that are not right. It’s fine to execute team orders, but there shouldn’t be any directives from the manufacturer. I’ve lost a lot of respect for them after reaching this level. If they have to win at all costs, they lack honor in my eyes. I also know that Pecco [Bagnaia] wouldn’t have wanted to win that way. They want to win at any cost, and that, to me, is not honorable.