Pramac Ducati reveals 2017 MotoGP livery
The Pramac Ducati team has unveiled the livery that its riders Scott Redding and Danilo Petrucci will sport for the 2017 MotoGP season.
A revised livery, featuring Pramac’s traditional red-and-white colours, was revealed during a launch event in Naples on Tuesday afternoon.
Ducati’s main satellite squad is running one of the latest-spec Desmosedici GP17s this season, which Petrucci earned the right to ride after beating Redding in an intra-team competition late last year.
Redding meanwhile will ride a year-old GP16, similar to that which won two races with last year’s factory Ducati pairing Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone.
Both Pramac riders struggled during the most recent winter test at Phillip Island, where Petrucci and Redding finished the final down in 13th and 20th places respectively.
“The bike is a step forward compared to that of 2015,” said Petrucci. “We’ll see if it will be enough to stay with the competition which this year is at an even higher level.
“We are still working to discover all the potential, but one thing is certain: the 2017 version of the Ducati Desmosedici GP is the most competitive bike I’ve ever ridden.”
Redding added: “In the first two tests we tried to work to resolve some technical issues that could have created problems later. It was a different job from last year when we focused on setting the laptime.”
Pre-season testing continues in Qatar next month, with three days of running scheduled for 10-12 March before the season opener on March 26.
Source : www.motorsport.com
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