MotoGP 2022. San Marino GP in Misano. Resounding: Alberto Giribuola goes to KTM – MotoGP
The news circulated today in the paddock: it is not official, but it is practically certain: Enea Bastianini’s well-known technical boss leaves Ducati after 14 years to move to the Austrian manufacturer. For Aeneas a bad blow: between the two had created a total harmony
1 September 2022
M.isano Adriatico – Enea Bastianini was vague: “I’m not sure what the situation is, we need to talk about it: for me Alberto Giribuola is a very important personone who has a lot of experience “.
Realityhowever, is that the Piedmontese engineer, for 14 years in Ducati, for five seasons alongside Andrea Dovizioso, from 2021 with Enea Bastianini, will go to KTM. The news spread in the Misano paddock: it has not been confirmed, but it is almost certain.
A bad loss for Ducati – Giribuola is a highly experienced engineer, one of those who contributed to the growth of DesmsoediciGP – and, above all, for Bastianini: the future official Ducati rider he bonded very much with Albertofor a combination that has led to very positive results.
S.and the news will be confirmed – but it will be Giribuola joins the engineer Fabiano Sterlacchini and the team manager Francesco Guidottiall from Ducati.
A strengthening campaign very important from KTM, which is using all available means to build a very strong team from all points of view. And it is also very likely that Cristian Pupulin, now Jack Miller’s technical chief, also with a great deal of experience in Ducati, will follow his rider at KTM. Two important time wasters for the Borgo Panigale company.
Aprilia too is working a lot at the technical chief level: as had already been anticipated, Manuel Cazeauxtoday technical chief of Alex Rins in Suzuki, he will become Maverick Vinales’ technical chiefwhile his current technical chief, Giovanni Mattarollo, will be the point of reference for the new signing Miguel Oliveira.