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says Ducati CEO , Claudio Domenicali .

“ The path that has led us to be the best in the world in racing is undoubtedly made up of the hard daily work of these years , but also of our ability to work as a team and have fun while putting our maximum effort into what we do . “ The entry into motocross is in fact the clear example that our will to improve and our desire to win have no limits . In these two days we will have the opportunity to give ourselves the right energy for a season that promises to be full of challenges , in which we will try to confirm our leadership in the main track racing world championships and demonstrate our capabilities in a new terrain such as specialist off-road . Challenges have always encouraged us to bring out the best and we feel absolutely ready .” Alessandro Lupino is expected to take part in all the rounds of the Italian Championship , as well as in an intense testing program , in which he will be joined by MX legend , Antonio Cairoli . The race debut of the Ducati Desmo450 MX itself is planned for March 16-17 in Mantua for the first round of the Italian Motocross Pro Prestige MX1 Championship .

MX , Ducati has announced a partnership with Akrapovič for the brand ’ s off-roaders . Akrapovič and Ducati already enjoy a successful relationship in the commercial and racing worlds . Now this alliance is expanding to off-road racing with the announcement that the Slovenian company will supply the official exhaust of the Ducati Corse Off-Road team .

Akrapovič has a strong bond with Ducati Corse , and this partnership witnessed Ducati riders Francesco Bagnaia ( in MotoGP ), Álvaro Bautista ( WorldSBK ), and Nicolò Bulega ( WorldSSP ) all win 2023 world championship titles while using Akrapovič exhausts . As part of preparations to defend those titles this season , the official presentation of the 2024 Ducati Lenovo Team and the Aruba . it Racing –

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