Italian pride on display
The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, this week hosted Francesco Bagnaia along with the Ducati Corse team and a Ducati delegation.
The meeting was also attended by Ducati CEO, Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Corse General Manager, Luigi Dall’Igna, Ducati Corse Sports Director, Paolo Ciabatti, CONI President, Giovanni Malagò, FIM President, Giovanni Copioli, Minister for Sports and Youth, Andrea Abodi and President of the Emilia-Romagna Region, Stefano Bonaccini.
The invitation from the President of the Republic, sent on the day of the victory, is a great pride for Ducati and confirms how historic the goal has been achieved for both the Company and Italy. Generally speaking.
Francesco Bagnaia
“I would like to thank the President of the Republic for welcoming us to Quirinale, for us it was a real honor. This year we achieved an extraordinary result, which we are very proud of: we won the MotoGP World Championship, an Italian rider on an Italian motorcycle, 50 years after our last victory. with Giacomo Agostini at the world championship aboard the MV Agusta.
“This result is the result of many years of hard work by myself and the team. We’ve worked together to improve our bike to make it the standard in the championship and we have to be proud of that. After crossing the finish line in Valencia two weeks ago, I finished the last few meters proudly carrying our flag, knowing that I had proved to the world that my talent and my Our Italian ingenuity is second to none“.
The Driver title won by Bagnaia complements the Manufacturer Title and Team Title for Team Ducati Lenovo that Ducati won during the championship, marking a successful trio of world championships that helped Ducati dominate value this item.
Claudio Domenicali – Ducati CEO
“Today it is an honor to be received in Quirinale by the President of the Republic, for whom I sincerely thank for the invitation. Ducati is a global company with strong roots in our country, precisely in the Emilia-Romagna Motor Valley, where our bikes were conceived, designed and developed.
“As evidence of the qualifications achieved by the national academic institutions and the technological expertise of our country, the majority of Ducati engineers come from Italian universities. We are proud Made in Italy ambassadors and we honor this responsibility daily by attaching a small tri-color emblem to every Ducati motorcycle sold worldwide.
“REMOVEBeing here today makes us realize that this success belongs not only to Ducati but also to Italy. Together with Francesco Bagnaia we achieved more than one victory, we wrote a page in motorsport history and proved what a world of excellence Italian skill and technology are. Thank you FMI and CONI for organizing this really enjoyable day“.
This invitation to the Quirinale comes in a special year for Ducati, which is documenting exceptional results from the company’s performance standpoint and has also added the Superbike World Champion Title to the list. last weekend for their victory in MotoGP.
Giovanni Copioli – President of FMI
“I thank the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella for his sensitivity and great care that he has never failed to give to the world of motorsport and motorcycling. Less than a year after our visit to Quirinale to celebrate the careers of Valentino Rossi and Antonio Cairoli, we were once again accepted by the state’s highest body to honor the title of MotoGP World Champion held by Francesco Bagnaia and Ducati won, to those for whom I fully commend, especially the likes of Claudio Domenicali, Luigi Dall’Igna, Paolo Ciabatti and Davide Tardozzi.
“Fifty years after Giacomo Agostini’s success on his MV Agusta, an Italian racer has once again won the World Championship on an Italian bike. An extraordinary result, the culmination of great teamwork and athletic talent. But talent alone is not enough: Pecco has demonstrated professionalism, intelligence and self-sacrifice, determination, patience but above all courage. His story is a role model for all the kids who intend to approach our sport and in this context I can only express immense satisfaction, because the goal of the Union. A sports team is about bringing its young athletes to show their skills at their best. .“
