It’s a dream being Ducati in MotoGP, right? The Bologna marque is ruling the class of kings like Honda once did with its NSR500 and RC211V – five of the top ten riders in the championship ride Desmosedicis, including the leader, who, barring disasters, will win Ducati’s first riders’ title in 15 years at Valencia two weeks from now and 50 years since Ducati first entered MotoGP.
The race should’ve been a pushover for Ducati – from the beginning it had points leader Pecco Bagnaia nestled comfortably in second between fellow Desmosedici riders Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini. Surely, this would be an easy cruise to the prosecco party between friends.
Erm, not quite.
