MotoGP bikes are powerful and electronic control is now so strong and difficult to use properly ; if you do it well it can be a friend if not then an enemy . At the moment he is a very complete MotoGP rider .
Lastly two of your ex-riders have won the first two rounds of MotoGP . What ’ s your emotion seeing Andrea and Cal making those achievements ?
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If someone is beating us then I ’ m happy if it is Cal . He deserves it . He is a super guy . Some people call him a bigmouth … but we need bigmouths like that . He is full of life and MotoGP needs him .
Yes ! I ’ m proud . I know Andrea had a tough time when he was dumped by HRC and he came to us and got some great results , I think it was six or seven podiums in 2012 . We had a really good year that helped him to bounce back and be hired by the Ducati factory and I have no doubt that he would succeed . He was perhaps not as charismatic as some other guys but I knew his level and his commitment . I knew if someone would trust him then he would not disappoint them . Every time I see him in front I have a good feeling and regarding Cal I would say it is the same , maybe even more .
When Dovi came he was already a 250cc World Champion . Cal was a rookie and came from Superbike and is not an easy transition . His first year was difficult . Cal and I have two different characters and we had some proper fights ! But he thanked me for that and said I was the first one to stand in front of him . After the race in Argentina we spoke for a long time . I was really happy to see him on the top step and if someone is beating us then I ’ m happy if it is Cal . He deserves it . He is a super guy . Some people call him a bigmouth but we need bigmouths like that . He is full of life and MotoGP needs him . I ’ m proud also to have worked three years with him . It is a good feeling to see two ex-Tech3 riders win the first two races but when I say ‘ proud ’ it is not because I feel they owe me or us anything , for sure they helped us to grow and we helped them to grow , and that ’ s it . t
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