Ducati's secret weapon was unable to aid Valentino Rossi's failed tenure
Michele Pirro is the manufacturer’s stalwart test rider who has been crucial to the Desmosedici project.Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxHe arrived in 2013, coinciding with Rossi’s exit. The first Ducati he tested was the 2012 bike which was Rossi’s nemesis. Now Pirro is testing the Ducati in preparation for Marquez’s arrival in 2025.
On Tuesday at the postseason test, he will transfer knowledge of the year-old bike into the latest version as preparations ramp up to unleash the GP25. Pirro races Superbikes when he is not testing for Ducati but insists the MotoGP machine is totally in contrast. “You lose body power. Because I have another riding style to the young riders. It is difficult for an old man!”
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