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Ducati cagey on GP12 changes

Matthew Birt, 11 January 2012 16:02

Ducati technical guru Filippo Preziosi did a great job of revealing very little about the radical new GP12 Desmosedici that Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden will debut when winter testing kicks off at the Sepang track in Malaysia on January 31. In a press conference that lasted close to an hour at Ducati’s 2012 launch at the Madonna di Campiglio ...

Ducati happy with testing rule boost

Matthew Birt, 11 November 2011 14:22

New testing regulations for MotoGP will help Ducati try and bridge the gap to Japanese rivals Honda and Yamaha, according to the Bologna factory’s technical guru Filippo Preziosi. MotoGP bosses have relaxed the testing restrictions for next year, meaning Ducati can use Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden much more to develop the new GP12 1000cc machine. Ducati can use Rossi ...

First pic: Ducati’s new twin spar aluminium frame

Matthew Birt, 08 November 2011 09:12

This is Ducati’s radical new twin spar aluminium frame that Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden will test on the GP12 Desmosedici MotoGP bike over the next two days in Valencia. The Bologna factory has introduced a conventional frame to try and improve front-end feeling after a disastrous final 800cc campaign saw Rossi and Hayden score just one podium finish each ...

Video: Amazing behind the scenes footage of the Ducati Desmosedici

Angus Farquhar, 18 June 2007 23:45

Ducati Corse, the racing arm of the Ducati factory threw open it's doors and let in the video cameras to give you an amazing look inside the workings of this normally secret facility. Check out the video below to see 3D CAD models of the Desmosedici, watch the engineers work on the bike and see amazing footage of the heart of ...