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After winning its first MotoGP title with Casey Stoner in 2007, it took Ducati until 2022 and Francesco Bagnaia to finally win a second.
Stoner believes that Ducati made a big mistake by letting go of Filippo Preziosi, the technical mastermind behind the Desmosedici. He praises Preziosi for his cleverness and ability to maintain the same bike throughout the season without any major updates or improvements. Stoner explains that while other teams were constantly updating and improving their bikes, Ducati had to find ways to fix any problems with the bike they had. He reveals that they would only test the next year’s bike in the middle of the season, which was always a significant improvement. However, due to budget constraints, they were never able to produce another chassis for him to race with. Stoner acknowledges that current Ducati manager Gigi Dall’Igna has done a good job, but it took a lot of time and money to reach their current level of success. Preziosi introduced technical innovations such as the carbon fiber chassis, which Ducati moved away from in their attempt to make Valentino Rossi competitive in 2012. Carbon fiber frame technology later made a comeback in MotoGP with KTM in 2023.
