After Yamaha released Valentino Rossi, the Italian driver can officially begin his work at Ducati Corse this week, and Ducati didn’t waste any time and they released a set of photos of their 2011 race bike. For a real Ducati fan, probably these are the most anticipated photos of the year. The Desmosedici GP11 was unveiled at a joint event with Ferrari in the Dolomite mountains. The colourful styling of the new race bike comes from Aldo Drudi.
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With 70 engineers, the Ducati team has been hard at work to improve upon the GP10 which wasn’t fast enough last year. The man behind the design of the GP11, Filippo Preziosi, said at the press conference: “The aerodynamics are completely different, and the features are those we tested at Valencia (in November) upon which we will base the evolution of the bike” The season starts in Qatar, on the 20th March.
2011 Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Specifications and Photos
via MotoGP
