Ducati confirm garage reshuffle
Added on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Ducati confirm garage reshuffle
Ducati Xerox have announced a reshuffle in the garage for 2010 following the departure of Davide Tardozzi.
Ernesto Marinelli has been appointed as the new Ducati Xerox Team manager and will oversee a new-look crew as Ducati look to retain the constructor’s championship in 2010.
Luca Ferraccioli, who has spent the last four years in British Superbikes as race engineer with GSE Racing, will become track engineer for Noriyuki Haga in 2010 to work alongside new electronics engineer Marco Frigerio, who moves from the factory MotoGP team to the Superbike side, and new tyre technician Massimo Meneghin.
Michel Fabrizio will also have a new crew, with new technical manager Marco Lozej taking over from Marinelli.
Marinelli believes that despite the upheaval at the Bologna-based team, the new structures will allow Ducati to continue to compete at the highest level in WSB.
“2010 will be a little different but I am extremely confident as well as optimistic”, he said. “Despite the important reorganization within the team, in reality most of the new members have already been working in Ducati for some time. Both Marco Lozej and Luca Ferraccioli have worked in Ducati for years and have a wealth of experience as well as great technical ability and personality.
“2010 once again represents a new challenge – we have faced many over the years and in most cases we have come out victorious. We will be doing our very best to take another title this year; our riders are in great shape and the entire team is more motivated than ever. We’re all impatient to get back on track and are looking forward to the Portimao test.”
