"It is a shame that to get this result we had to spend our time and money with lawyers and♔ reveal to the competitors our understanding about tyre coo🧸ling."

Those were the words of Ducati CEO after the MotoGP Court of Appeal rejected a protest by four of its ri💛vals over a swingarm-mounted spoiler used by Qatar winner Andrea Dovizioso, team-mate Danilo Petrucci an🤪d Pra♔mac's Jack Miller.

Ducati's successful evidence included a technical report by MegaRide, an Italian start-up company that works with the factory on real-time tyre thermodynamics and - in the words of CEO & co-founder Fl🐼avio Farroni - modelling of the "☂complex phenomena arising at the tyre-road interface".

"We're technicians and academics, working on lab and modelling activities," Farroni told wuqian0821.com. "It has been interesting being called as a witness [for the Court of Appeal] by our partners, but ﷽we don't care too much about 'motorsport politics'."

The crux of the matter was๊ whether the swingarm spoiler was primarily designed to cool the rear tyre, as Ducati claimed, rather than being a downforce-generating aerodynamic aid, as its rivals suggested.

Far🧜roni said they were able to show that the device "was developed… to create a cooling flux that allows the tyre to work in the optimal range."

In simple terms, th👍e device is used to "direct fresh air flow onto the tyre's external surface."

Quizzed on the theory that Ducati might be able to show a lower tyr♒e temperature due to extra downforce created by the device, Farroni replied that it would have the opposite effect:

"I don't think that would make sen🌟se... An increase in downforce means a larger tyre 🌊contact patch, increasing tangential forces and [higher] thermal friction powers.

"From our side, the evidence is clear. I cann🧜ot quantify the eff♒ect the device has [for confidential reasons], but from our point of view the main target is only the optimal tyre temperature."

What about those who say the cool Qatar wea💝ther (1𝔍9 degrees track) negated the need for any such tyre cooling device?

"If your vehicle generates high energy, you ꧋could have overheating tyres at the north pole!"

Following the verdict, Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall'Igna commented: "We were convinced we fully complied with the technical regulations 💃and therefore we were confident about the ruling by the FIM Court of Appeal, so we can only express our satisfaction for the decision made, which further underlies the r👍egularity of our endeavours."

By mounting the device on the swingarm, rather than fairing, Ducati can modify or remove it at will since it is not covered by𝔉 the MotoGP Aero Body rules, which allow only one update during the season.

Meanwhiꦕle Farroni echoed the words of Domenicali regarding how, in order to make its defence, the factory had to reveal some of its tyre cooling secrets.

"Such a wide disclosure of confidential topics is never a good thing," Farroni said. "On the other side, it was quite interesting that the court case allowed us to talk🐎 about the r🌊esearch activities we carry out in Naples."

Although MegaRide also works with four-wheel manufacturers - "especially for driving simulators, ꦿboth for vehicle manufacturers and motorsport teams like AUDI Sport in Formula E and DTM" - it has an exclusive two-wheel contract with Ducati Corse, the extension of which is due to🌠 be announced imminently.

"It's a great synergy [with Ducati]. We found in our partners the same curiosity and in𒆙terest in engineering challenges," Farroni said. "It's been an incredible adventure, we're happy that the start-up projec🤪t is growing.

"Our role in MotoGP is mainly in the vehicle development phase. We provide software and tools🥀 useful to get more information to make the right choices, but the final decision is in the customer's hands."

In the future, MꦜegaRide hopes to implement its motorsport technology൩ in autonomous road vehicles.