Waktu awal Ducati melakukan sanggahan terhadap protes deflector, Gigi Dall’Igna sempat bilang bahwa tim lain itu orangnya nggak kompeten, alias nggak ngerti teknis. Dicontohkan bahwa roda ban Alex Rins sampai berasap saat balapan di Qatar padahal suhu lintasan di Qatar dingin:
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Everyone has spoken regarding the complaint, except you, and you’re the person most involved. What’s your opinion?
LACK OF COMPETENCE – “In fact, I’ve seen so many unskilled people talking about the issue. Even during the meeting they had to discuss the protest, there was only one technician, ours, Fabiano Sterlacchini. The others were not very technical and also poorly prepared to deal with that issue.
For example, one of the things I heard, and that left me puzzled, was that it wasn’t necessary to cool the rear tire in Qatar, with the cold there was there. I believe that everyone on TV saw the smoke that the Suzuki left behind when accelerating at the T11 curve. Qatar is one of the most demanding for rear tires, and many had problems. So, the fact that so many said that ours was just an excuse, probably means they didn’t understand much.”
Entah kalau pembaca, tapi kalau penulis sampai sempat kepikiran apa benar suhu ban bisa sampai sepanas itu. Bikin ban terbakar dan mengeluarkan asap seperti ketika dilakukan burn out?
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