Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi says Aprilia knew nothing about their ﷽mechanic scanning one of the VR46 MotoGP bikes in Austria and saඣys the action was “not fair”.

Tardozzi was captured in the Austrian GP pitlane last week having an angry exchange with an April🌼ꦑia mechanic.

It emerged that the outburst was bec♋ause the mechanic wa🐓s scanning a VR46 Ducati bike in the Red Bull Ring pitlane with a tablet computer.

Tardozzi has 🐻insisted there is evidence the mechanic did this with other bikes too - b🍨ut he has defended Aprilia, claiming they didn’t know what their employee was up to.

“It wasn't just the VR46 Ducati,” he told .

“This guy also scꦅanned the bikes at Yamaha and Pramac. People also saw him at VRღ46 and filmed him.

“He walked around all the💯 bikes with the iPad - sometimes u♍p to 10 centimetres away and in front of everyone.

“He did this without informing the bosses. Aprilia say theyᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ knew nothing. We also have a video of him scanning the Yamaha M1.

“One of our guys was right behind ꦕhim. So we have a video of his iPad screen. That's how we know that he scanned the bikes with a programme.”

Tardozzi added that he doesn’t believe Aprilia’s technical chief Rꦉomano Albesiano would have been “stupid enough” to have a team member do this, but stressed that he doesn’t want the mechanic to lose his job.

“Anyway, Romano Albesiano h🐠ad no idea about the action,” he said.

“I hope they don't fire the guy. The top man💜agement knew nothing about it.

“Romano was also very annoyed. Romano isn't stupid enough to send someone in an Aprilia shirt to 💝do scans.

“I don't know the guy, I've never seen ꦰhim. Maybe he's from the aerodynami🅘cs department. He probably wanted to be clever - but he's probably the biggest idiot!

“I told him he was doing somet🌸hing that wasn't allowed. He didn't say a word or show any emotion. For me, the matter is closed. Aprilia has apologised - but it's not fair.”