Dall'Igna Excited by 'Blank Sheet' Chance for Ducati's 2027 MotoGP Bike

Gigi Dall'Igna, General Manager of Ducati Corse, has expressed his excitement over the opportunity presented by MotoGP's 2027 technical changes. For him, this is a rare chance to start from a 'blank sheet'—the dream of every engineer.

Next year's machines will use smaller 850cc engines, with ride-height devices banned, tighter limits on aerodynamics and, most significantly, a switch from Michelin to Pirelli tyres. According to Dall'Igna, whose Desmosedicis have won the last four MotoGP riders' titles, those combined changes mean a "completely new bike".

"The most important thing is the know-how that you have," Dall'Igna told MCNews.com.au. "That, for sure, you carry to the future. But there are not a lot of things you can carry over, because with the ban of the ride-height device, different engine capacity and different tyres, in the end you have to build a completely new bike."

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He added: "Absolutely, it excites me. When you can start from a completely new piece of paper, for an engineer this is the best toy you can have."

The man who joined Ducati from Aprilia at the end of 2013 also confirmed previous reports that he had proposed introducing F1-style hybrid engines for the new era. "Honestly, I would like to have a small electric motor on the '27 bike. I pushed at the beginning to have this sort of hybridisation of the bike. But from the cost point of view, for sure this is quite difficult. But I think we can learn something. Creativity becomes important again if you introduce this kind of solution," he said.

Currently, Ducati is playing catch-up to Aprilia in the world championship standings for the final 1000cc/Michelin MotoGP crown. The next private test for 850cc prototypes with race riders will be held at the Red Bull Ring in September.