Ducati’s Dall’Igna “very disappointed” to lose key tech man to Yamaha

Bartolini, Ducati’s vehicle performance engineer and Dall’Igna’s right-hand man, left the Italian manufacturer to join rival Yamaha as the Japanese brand went on a recruitment drive to bolster its technical line-up in an attempt to return to the front of the field.

While the news was welcomed by Yamaha, it was a blow for Ducati, aware of the gap left by…