Ducati took the wraps off the GP26 and the new Livercity at Madonna di Campiglio on Monday, with all the team’s key figures in attendance.
Mark Marquez And Francesco Bagnaia Unveiled the new 2026 Desmosedici design. The bike has white stripes with a darker red color to match Ducati 100th anniversary.
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It was also reported during the event Marquez has signed his new Ducati contract. He is said to have put pen and paper to a two-year deal that runs until 2028.
MotoGP fans will love Ducati’s new liveryAnd soon, at the end of the month, he will hit the pavement in a shower session with Michele Pirro. But instead of simply looking good, Borgo Pangalle hopes to continue their dominance.
Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali won’t let Gavin Emmett say the GP26 needs to be ‘fast’
That was one statement from the Ducati launch host and MotoGP analyst. Gavin Emmett He was not allowed to speak during the event.
Speaking on Paddock Pass PodcastThe new bike should be ‘fast’, but the CEO of Ducati explained Claudio Domenicali He did not allow him to speak. This was out of ‘superstition’ after the events of 2004.
“Yeah, it’s just a little deeper, isn’t it?” said Emmett. “Yes, the centenary red, they have celebrated 100 years for Ducati and I think it looks good. I love going fast, I’m a big fan of it.”
“The bike must be fast. I had a conversation with Claudio Domenicali, and he did not allow me to say this, with the superstition after the 2004 bike, when it looked good.
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How did Ducati do in the 2004 season?
Ducati joined MotoGP in 2003, with Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss as their first rider line-up. The duo finished fourth and sixth, the former taking the team’s first victory in Barcelona.
Ducati was second in the manufacturers’ standings, highlighting a successful debut campaign. For 2004, they did a big white stripe on the red bike, similar to the GP26 feature.
But while the machine looked brilliant, the performance was not. GP4 was a throwback from before, with Capirossi and Bayliss each taking a podium.
Capirossi scored a top-10 win in the standings, while Bayliss retired halfway through the race. In the year Given his poor results in 2004, it’s no surprise that Domenicali was a little cautious when it came to GP26.
