Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says that the Italian marque is aiming for its 2017 MotoGP bike to be less physically demanding than the current one. While it has not been publicly acknowledged, there are certain Ducati team members who are worried about the performance shown by Jorge Lorenzo in recent races – with the Spaniard having appeared a shadow of the three-time champion that the Borgo Panigale constructor chose to sign back in April. Despite this uncertainty, Ducati continues to work on the development of the bike with which Lorenzo will be expected to take the fight to Honda and Yamaha from the start of next year. Aware of the strengths of the Spaniard, the engineers at...
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