Ducati: Renewing Bagnaia's MotoGP contract not as easy as people may think

In his victorious debut as Ducati's sporting director, Mauro Grassilli details how MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia's contract renewal was 'nowhere near as easy' as it appeared.

After more than two decades in the Italian company's marketing department, Grassilli was promoted last winter to replace Paolo Ciabatti, one of the most recognisable members within Ducati.Since then, Grassilli's activity has not ceased. His first public event took place at the beginning of the year, at the presentation of the team at the Madonna di Campiglio resort.Then came the pre-season tests, first in Sepang and then in Qatar.

I never thought that one day I would be able to occupy that position, or the one later occupied by Alessandro Cicognani and Paolo,' concedes Grassilli, who faces a challenge that is as important, if not more, for the Bolognese manufacturer than Bagnaia's contract renewal, which is to reduce the amount of the riders' salary, that in recent times has grown more than owners Audi would like.'The management of Pramac, which is our first satellite team, is changing.

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