Ducati has certainly not been arm in arm during these two months off. That's right, because one of the goals in the run-up to the restart was to make up some kilometers of speed in the confrontation with BMW. So at Borgo Panigale they have been working hard in terms of development, and the results have been seen as early as yesterday.
In fact, Alvaro Bautista and Nicolò Bulega have 4 km/h more thrust in the saddle of the Rossa and the difference with the other Ducatis is clearly visible in the second sector where Alvaro even gets close to 280 km/h while Iannone is forced to take the blow.
Speaking of sectors: in addition to the second, in the third Iannone also struggles to contain the extra kilometers of speed while in the last he is the second fastest after Bulega.
photo credit: Dani Guazzetti
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