Ducati has teased a particular livery for this weekend’s Italian MotoGP to be worn by the manufacturing unit bikes of Francesco Bagnaia and championship chief Marc Marquez.
Marc Marquez will arrive in Mugello having gained there solely as soon as, in 2014 when it was his sixth victory from a well-known 10-in-a-row run to open what was his second MotoGP season, however with a 32-point championship lead over Alex Marquez, who has two podiums to his title at Mugello (together with one win) however each are in Moto2.
The Mugello MotoGP race has been gained by manufacturing unit Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia in every of the final three years, with the Italian additionally taking victory in each Sprints to have been run on the Tuscan venue.
That win streak consists of final 12 months’s Italian Grand Prix, during which Bagnaia and then-teammate Enea Bastianini, in addition to the entire Ducati Lenovo Workforce, have been dressed within the blue of the Italian nationwide sports activities groups forward of the 2024 UEFA European Championship and Olympic Video games.
This 12 months, the Ducati Lenovo Workforce will take a special inspiration (thanks not less than partially to the absence of main worldwide sporting competitions from this summer season’s schedule), particularly the Italian Renaissance that flourished in Florence – the medieval metropolis positioned round 55km (34 miles) from the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello.
No photos have but been launched of the livery, these will presumably wait till both Saturday night or Sunday morning, however Ducati has posted a teaser video on its social media pages which suggests fairly an in depth design and a few sparkly paint.
“The Italian excellence, fabricated from artwork and ingenuity,” the caption to the video reads.
“Renaissance genius and Ducati imaginative and prescient mix right into a one-time tribute. On June 22 at Mugello, Marc [Marquez] and Pecco [Francesco Bagnaia] will turn into trendy knights driving by historical past with a particular livery impressed by Florence, cradle of the Renaissance.
“Leonardo. Machiavelli. Two souls. Two visions. Now reborn in racing kind. Keep tuned.”
Even the Renaissance, although, can seemingly not escape a inexperienced Monster claw.
