Damn, Biaggi tossed some live fireworks inside the Ducati office floor!

https://www.corsedimoto.com/mondiale-sbk/max-biaggi-superbike-2008-ducati-voleva-non-vincessi/

I don't know if English-speaking media have picked up the story yet. He says 2008 WSBK championship is a fraud!

 

Daaaaang

 

Is there a version that can actually be read?

 

Google chrome will translate it for you

 

I didn't get what pissed Biaggi off to get this clusterfuck going....

 

https://www.gpone.com/en/2022/07/19...osi-took-revs-off-my-ducati-to-favour-bayliss. His former team manager dissed him. Pay back is a bitch!

 

TLDR:

In 2008 prior to the WSBK season starting, Biaggi tested the '08 Sterilgarda 1098RS and it was very fast. He was injured in the race2 crash and when he returned to the series for testing, felt the bike was considerably down on power (and revs) compared to the bike he rode in Philip Island. Turns out Preziosi knew that if multiple 1200cc Ducatis were winning, they would lose their advantage via the rules, whereas if ONLY Bayliss was winning, they could chalk up the dominance to his talent. Therefore, implying that these tactics show Ducati's 2008 title was a 'fraud'.

All that aside, this crap happens in racing ALL THE TIME. Whether or not Ducati had an unfair advantage in 2008 is arguable, and even if they did, sure didn't matter in 2009 lol. Each make/model will always have some inherent advantage over others and disadvantages in other areas. This is part of what makes racing great. True equal racing is spec racing and that's dull by comparison in my opinion.

 

Oh I completely agree that Max is pissed. And it's shitty to hear when certain teams get sandbagged in order to not win, especially when he was given a better machine originally. But the factory is going to insure that their A rider or Factory team wins first and most, and not satellite teams. Shame.

 

He's also implying that Bayliss' championship is a fraud. He's danced around it, and tried to only smear Ducati(and his team of 2008), but Troy isn't going to avoid getting splattered too with this.

 

Well, yes and no. If you agree that all Ducatis had an unfair advantage with their 200cc bump and the factory knowingly neutered them by cutting revs to avoid official attention, that's kind of an admission of guilt right there and therefore their whole championship becomes a fraud.

 

Ok, it wasn't illegal, I'll give you that. But it would have been quickly if they had been running all bikes full steam, according to Max.

 

Biaggi can cry all day, night and millennium about it for all I care. When your teammate (Bayliss) steps UP to a wildcard ride in MotoGP and decimates the field for the victory by a landslide, you can't say say his talent isn't what is kicking your ass.
Max, go home. You're whining.

 

Eh. Spirit of the law vs letter of the law. They were definitely cheating. But, if you ain't cheatin you ain't tryin.

 

Who, Biaggi? How the fuck would I know? I'm just gettin' the gist of things from what I read here in this thread.