On the podium of the Grand Prix of San Marino, with Marc Marquez celebrating the victory, unpleasant whistles were heard from the home fans. and even Pecco Bagnaia He asked at that point for the booing to stop. A gesture that didn’t help much.
Ducati’s top bosses defended Marc, who will be their rider from next year: Gigi Dall’Igna and Davide Tardozzi.
Gigi assured that he was not happy at all when he heard the background noise against Marc: “I don’t like at all the whistles addressed to a driver on the podium.”
Tardozzi, for his part, defended that “he is not a bad guy”: “An eight-time champion won today. Nor he’s a bad guy, he’s an amazing pilot and for which we have made a big bet for next year. We will have a great team. Today, in difficult moments, Marc clearly made the difference and Pecco showed intelligence in not risking too much, because 20 points from the moment Martín made a mistake are invaluable.”
And he takes the opportunity to place him in the fight for the Formula 1 world championship: “I already said at the start of the season that, “Those who thought that Marc couldn’t be counted on for the title, it was because he didn’t understand motorcycles.”
The competition does not change scenery. In two weeks, between September 20 and 21, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the Marco Simoncelli circuit.
