Ducati Try to Defend Casey Stoner
Ducati bosses say they may leave nothing unturned to make certain Casey Stoner is not tempted by way of rival offer to give up Ducaty factory towards the end from the 2010 MotoGP world championship.
Honda has already started negotiations with Casey Stoner about a move to ride a factory RC212V next season, with Livio Suppo conversing with Stoner’s father Colin in the recent Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez.
But Ducati is desperate to retain the skills of the company’s prized asset, who won the globe title to the Italian company in 2007.
Stoner has won 20 races for Ducati and it has been an essential part of Ducati’s premier class success.
As yet, no other rider has compare to emulating Stoner’s dazzling performances, though Nicky Hayden has already shown vast improvement inside the opening two rounds of 2010 with successive fourth places.
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Biaggi confirms for Desmosedici testing’s Availability
Former World Championship star Max Biaggi has confirmed to motogp.com that he has received a request from Ducati to test the Desmosedici GP8 – and a date could be set for a Mugello outing in May.
Max Biaggi, the experienced former MotoGP star who is currently competing for Ducati in the superbikes championship, has revealed that he recently confirmed his willingness and availability to the Italian factory should they require him to test their current MotoGP prototype.
`What I can say is that they have asked me to be available to do this test and I have told them that I will be,´ the Italian rider told motogp.com, before stating that a date is likely to be set for Mugello in May.
Livio Suppo, Ducati Marlboro´s MotoGP Project Director, recently acknowledged that Biaggi and Troy Bayliss, who also rides a Ducati superbike in the production series, had both been put on standby to test the Desmosedici GP8 – with both having experience of premier class MotoGP riding.
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