The six-time premier class champion left Honda on the finish of final yr to hitch the Gresini group, which is able to run the 2023 bikes which dominated final season.
Though the Italian producer has repeatedly careworn that Dall’Igna has no affect over the selection of riders for the Faenza-based group, Marquez’s transfer wouldn’t have gone forward with out the blessing of Ducati.
The transfer made it clear that the Bologna firm prioritised some great benefits of recruiting Marquez over the complications that this might trigger to the remainder of the group.
Ducati insiders hinted that the producer thought of the hypothetical arrival of Marquez to be an issue, at a time when it loved concord amongst its riders.
However Dall’Igna insists that Marquez’s arrival shouldn’t create any friction.
“Actually, I do not see why Marc ought to be an issue for Ducati,” Dall’Igna advised Motorsport.com. “Is it counterproductive if a champion needs to race your bike? I discover it exhausting to see how that could possibly be a drawback.
“We’re searching for aggressive riders who need to trip our bike, that is our goal.”
Ducati might be trying to repeat the massive success achieved in 2023, taking the riders’ crown with Francesco Bagnaia and the constructors’ title, whereas breaking all beforehand set data, together with the variety of victories: 17 in 20 occasions.
Dall’Igna reckons Marquez, who many see as one of many favourites for the title in 2024, successful the championship on previous equipment is not going to undermine Ducati’s technical progress with the brand new bike.
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Gigi Dall’Igna, Ducati Corse Common Supervisor
“If Marc wins the following championship it is going to be as a result of he was the most effective, and since he deserved it,” Dall’Igna.
“The equation could be very easy. I do not see the way it can injury Ducati’s picture. I’ve by no means thought of whether or not the rider or the bike counts extra. It is the mix that wins.
“For me, somebody successful the world championship with a prototype from the earlier yr was by no means an issue. That has occurred earlier than with bikes that I managed. Gabor Talmacsi gained the 125cc title on an Aprilia that was a yr older than that of Hector Faubel, who was his direct rival.
“Marco Simoncelli was topped 250cc champion (2008) after beginning the yr with the earlier yr’s bike, and he gained races with it. Then on the finish of the season, he received the brand new bike,” recollects Dall’Igna.
“My goal is to win, and I’ve to make use of all of the strategies obtainable to me to attain this. Finally, it could occur that the brand new prototype would not enhance the efficiency of the previous one. The place is the issue?”
