Ducati’s best of times, Honda’s worst of times

MotoGP's changing of the guard | View in browser MOTOGP | MAT OXLEY Ducati's best of times, Honda's worst of times History is a funny thing – how things connect, disconnect and reconnect. Until Casey Stoner won the 2007 MotoGP title for Ducati, the company's best grand prix season had been in 1958, when it finished second in the 125cc world championship. That little Ducati used a triple-cam desmodromic-valve single-cylinder engine designed by Fabio Taglioni, who will forever remain the company's shining knight, because he mastered the desmodromic system like no one else in the global automotive industry, gifting Ducati the horsepower advantage it's enjoyed since it first entered MotoGP in 2003. READ MORE PHOTO: KTM MOTOGP | MAT OXLEY Assen MotoGP: Perfect Pecco, but was he a bit lucky too?   Pecco Bagnaia ruled Assen, but would he have done so if Jorge Martin – the fastest rider in the race – hadn't made a hash of qualifying? And what about the green-paint horrors of Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta? READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION New in: Motor Sport shop Joan Mir 2020 MotoGP World Champion Signed Photo VALENTINO ROSSI: ALL HIS RACES | By Mat Oxley | Book | Hardback Valentino Rossi Career Tribute Signed Collage Giacomo Agostini| MotoGP | Pit Lane Prints | Art Print Giacomo Agostini 1970 Brands Hatch 500cc Signed Photo No2 Racing Number Folding Stool Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60