P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Honda have been busy behind-the-scenes trying to recruit talent to restore them to the summit of MotoGP, but their pursuit of Gigi Dall’Igna failed.
The mastermind behind Ducati’s successful Desmosedici will remain with the company for this year. Honda expressed interest in acquiring Dall’Igna, but other options were also considered. Dall’Igna himself believed it would be illogical to leave Ducati when he had worked so hard to make it a model. Honda is still deciding whether to leave all major technical decisions to their Japan-based staff or to explore other options, such as technical consultancies. Honda’s pursuit of Dall’Igna was a way to show their commitment to returning to the top of MotoGP for their rider Marc Marquez, who eventually left to join Gresini Ducati.
