Bad Placings for MOTO GP AND WSBK

I am a Ducati enthusiast and I feel bad on the placings of Ducati. I have pretty much accepted that Ducati has been eating dirt in MotoGP for quite some time now but back then, I am happy that Ducati is winning in the WSBK.

Last year Checa grabs a win every now and then. but this season, it seems as if Ducati is up for a bad year even at WSBK.

the 1199 is quite new and it is normal for engineers and riders to figure out a way to make it work. the s1000rr , zx10r and the rsv4r has 3-4 years head start in sorting out their bikes, perhaps this is one of the reasons why they are doing well in the races? or is the design of the 1199 bad (any thing to do with monocoque chassis?).

when i first grabbed my ducati way back in 2009, the dealer told me that "Usualy ducati is ahead when they release an all new model. they will dominate for 3-4 years then the other brands will keep up, then Ducati will release a new model and the cycle begins". He told me it is true with the 916, 999 and the 1098's, so what is happening now?

is The Monocoque frame really to blame? is it the tires? or has the competion became more fierce? what do you guys think?

Give Checa a Multistrada !
A proper bike

Everybody has his/her opinions, but I always thought this was a very well done article and gives you a lot of food for thought.

The Trouble With The Ducati Desmosedici: An Exhaustive Analysis | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

Checa is hurt. He's also old. Badovini is nobody. It's no longer truly a factory effort. The BMW, Aprilia, and Kawasaki have upped their game considerably - a simple displacement advantage is no longer enough to keep up. Remember too the 1199 still has to run air restrictor plates (as did the 1198) so they have that handicap. I think with the 1199 the handicap is even more pronounced as the engine delivers power sufficiently differently (less midrange, more top-end, huge pistons with a shorter stroke).

When (if) they adjust the rule on the air restrictor plate I think things will even out a bit. That and get Checa healthy. My guess is we'll see Nicky Hayden on a factory 1199 next year after Checa retires. Or maybe Spies, as that was what he was after initially before he signed for the junior team.

GP will be a long slow road. Rossi, I think, did more harm than good. They are just now starting a methodical path to improve the bike. The thought process was that Rossi was good enough that maybe just a little improvement would get him to the front (like Casey) so they just kept throwing parts at it hoping one would give that improvement. We see now that Rossi doesn't necessarily have alien skill any longer. So really the last 2 years were a big waste of time and money. Which is why Preziosi no longer has a job at Ducati Corse.