Ducati’s Tardozzi Confronts Aprilia Mechanic Over Unfair Bike Scanning Incident at Austrian GP

Ducati's Davide Tardozzi passionately clarifies the behavior of a troublesome Aprilia mechanic

Aprilia technician spotted in pitlane examining competitor motorcycles, according to Ducati leader

Davati team leader Davide Tardozzi has stated that Aprilia was unaware of their technician examining one of the VR46 MotoGP motorcycles in Austria, labeling the incident as "unfair."

Last week, in the Austrian GP pitlane, Tardozzi was seen engaging in a heated argument with a mechanic from Aprilia.

The incident occurred when a mechanic used a tablet computer to scan a VR46 Ducati motorcycle in the Red Bull Ring pitlane, leading to the outburst.

Tardozzi has maintained that there are indications the mechanic engaged in similar actions with additional motorcycles. However, he has stood up for Aprilia, asserting that the company was unaware of the activities their worker was involved in.

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"He informed Speedweek that the VR46 Ducati wasn't the only factor."

This individual was also spotted scanning the motorcycles at Yamaha and Pramac. Observers noticed him at VR46, where he was captured on video.

He strolled past every bicycle while holding an iPad, occasionally approaching as close as 10 centimeters, and did so in full view of everyone.

He proceeded with his actions without notifying the higher-ups. Aprilia claims they were completely unaware. Additionally, we possess footage of him examining the Yamaha M1.

"One of our team members was directly trailing him. Consequently, we possess footage of his iPad display. This is the method by which we confirmed he used an app to scan the bicycles."

Tardozzi conveyed his doubt that Aprilia's engineering head Romano Albesiano would have made the "foolish decision" to instruct a team member to carry out the act. However, he emphasized his desire not to see the mechanic dismissed from their position.

"He mentioned that Romano Albesiano was completely unaware of the situation," he stated.

"I wish they wouldn't dismiss him. The senior executives were completely unaware of the situation."

Romano was quite irritated as well. He's not foolish enough to dispatch someone wearing an Aprilia shirt for imaging tests.

"I'm not familiar with the man; I've never encountered him before. Perhaps he's part of the aerodynamics team. It seems like he was attempting to be smart – yet, he's likely the most foolish of all!

"I informed him that his actions were not permissible. He remained silent and expressionless. As far as I'm concerned, the issue is resolved. Aprilia has offered an apology – however, it doesn't seem just."

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