After dominating in MotoGP for three years the Ducati boss believes they have become 'unpopular'.

Gigi Dall'Igna has recently stated that he believes Ducati are 'unpopular' due to their dominance.

Ducati have won the last three MotoGP World Championships and locked out the top four positions in the 2024 standings. The Italian manufacturer would have won all 20 Grands Prix in 2024 had it not been for Aprilia', Maverick Vinales, taking victory in America.

Throughout the 2024 season, Ducati secured 53 podium finishes, 10 more than the total they achieved in 2023. Further showing their continued development despite already being the dominant force in MotoGP.

“The important thing is to win, not to sweep,” Dall’Igna told Motorsport.

“When you sweep, you become unpopular. In fact, I think that the other brands see me like that, and that makes me feel bad.

“I work to continue winning, although it may happen that sometimes we exaggerate a little and find ourselves in a situation like the current one.

“But my objective is not to surpass the previous year each year; but to win, ‘simply’.”

Dall'Igna receives a large amount of credit for Ducati's MotoGP revival. In recent years Dall'Igna has used his aerodynamic knowledge to help give Ducati the edge over their rivals.

The Italian manufacturer was in a 15-year slump as they had not won a title since Casey Stoner in 2007 until Francesco Bagnaia won in 2022. Since 2022 Ducati has won two further titles, one more with Bagnaia in 2023 and another title in 2024 with Jorge Martin.

It is expected that Ducati will once again be victorious in 2025 after they signed Marc Marquez to their factory team. However, with Pramac Racing leaving the Italian manufacturer to join Yamaha there will be two less Ducati's on the grid. Taking the number from eight to six, there will also only be three factory-spec Ducati's in MotoGP compared to the four in 2024.