Uccio Salucci of Valentino Rossi's VR46 MotoGP team initially wanted the team to go to Suzuki
Rossi spent two notoriously unsuccessful years with Ducati in 2011 and 2012 - a mission bringing together Italy’s superstar with the Italian brand which backfired.“That it wasn't Moto2 where we had had a lot of success.“In the sense that Moto2 was completely new to me, while I had been in MotoGP for many years together with Vale and always in official teams.“Initially I wanted to work with Suzuki, then Suzuki didn't make the bikes and withdrew.
“In the first meetings with Paolo Ciabatti and Gigi Dall'Igna it felt a little strange for me to talk about our bikes,” Salucci admitted.“I was afraid of some legacy left by us in Ducati. “Instead I saw that they wanted to take us by the hand and make us grow. So I'm having a lot of fun. “I didn't think I could have this relationship with them. It was a very positive surprise for Ducati.”
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