Ducati riders prepare for emotional weekend
Added on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Ducati riders prepare for emotional weekend
Michael Fabrizio has claimed that it will be an emotional Ducati garage at Magny-Cours this weekend as the team prepares for its final World Superbike round.
After 16 manufacturer’s world titles and 13 rider’s world titles, Ducati will end factory support for the World Superbikes Championship, spelling the end for the Xerox Ducati team after the final round of the season his weekend.
Ducati have claimed that the decision is part of a “new direction” in development for the company but Fabrizio admits that he still cannot believe that Sunday will be the last time that the famous red machine will be seen on the WSB circuit.
“I want to collect as many points as possible this weekend, to see if I can improve my overall final result,” he said. “I was sorry not to have done better at Imola and now I need to score two great results in France for my team. I still can’t believe that this will be the final weekend for the Ducati factory team. We’re all very emotional.”
Noriyuki Haga is also looking to send Ducati out with a bang this weekend, following a poor season by the Japanese rider’s own standards.
“I have always done well at Magny-Cours and hope that the coming weekend is the best yet,” he claimed. “I would like to thank Ducati, the team and the sponsors for these last two years. I have had a wonderful experience with the Ducati Xerox team and hope to thank my technicians by scoring two great results on Sunday.”
