Toprak Razgatlioglu's complaints about Ducati have received a response from Gigi Dall'Igna.
Ducati Corse General Manager, Gigi Dall'Igna has responded to Toprak Razgatlioglu's complaints about World Superbikes.
The two-time World Superbike Champion ended the opening round of the 2025 season by threatening to quit the series and labelling it as a 'Ducati Cup'.
His statements came after Ducati dominated the three races in Phillip Island and locked out two of the three podiums across the weekend.
“I have immense respect for Razgatlioglu because he had a wonderful season last year,” Dall’Igna told GPOne.
“He won 13 races in a row. The truth is that, last year, it was really a BMW Cup! In the sense that he dominated from start to finish. Then, as always, things in racing change.
“I don’t think it’s a Ducati Cup. Rather, we certainly have an incredible line-up of riders.”
Dall'Igna discusses Ducati's World Superbike efforts:
Nicolo Bulega won all three races in Australia and has built up a 26-point lead after one round.
The Italian has been labelled as Razgatlioglu's main challenger for the 2025 title and has a 42-point lead over the Turkish rider already.
“He [Bulega] said that the sensations he has with the bike are really incredible. He never had that before,” Dall’Igna said.
“Last year he was a rookie, and he won at Phillip Island. With an extra year of experience, obviously everything normally comes better.”
Alvaro Bautista had a difficult 2024 season with the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati squad. However, he decided to continue his career into 2025 and had a better opening round than expected.
“He [Bautista] actually did,” Dall’Igna said. “He was a bit worried after the first tests in Australia but also because we weren’t able to really ride much. Instead he had a really good test in Australia. He also managed to find the right feeling with the bike.
“He made a wonderful recovery so we hope to continue like that. It won’t be easy because Phillip Island is a circuit that especially favours us. We have to keep our feet on the ground and see what happens in other races.”
