Max Bartolini has explained the Duc♊ati philosophy he plans to bring to Yamaha.

Bartolini ended a 20-year association with Ducati to become Yamaha’s technica♓l director.

He is crucial to the Japanese manꦐufacturer di💦gging themselves out of the hole that they’ve fallen into.

Bartolini told about one trait he wants to bring from Ducati to Yamaha: “Apart from the experience; the way of always pursu♚ing, of trying to go faster, to improve, even through small things.

“Understanding and improving: this is the maiౠn engine that d꧒rives Ducati at the moment and which perhaps makes the difference over the others.

“I came with the idea of ​​mixing two ways o☂f working.

“Yamaha has a series of extremely posi🔯tive thi🍎ngs, the same goes for Ducati, including speed, reactivity, ingenuity.

“By mixing the two cul✃tures yo♈u could get the best of both, over time.

“We always remember that Ducati needed several years to get itself right, and that it started from a base𒆙 that was perhaps simpler than the one we have here."

Bartolini said about Yamaha’s current MotoGP machine: “The mechanical basis of the bike itself is quite good, maybe we remained a bit༒ stuck on some things.

“On the other side [at Ducati] there was a different potential and the structure was almo𒉰st entirely standing, Gigi Dall'Igna was very good at directing it in the right direction.

“Without him, perhaps, i🌸t would have been impossible."

Bartolini said about changes within Yamaha: “Weಞ are changing the way we work, think, approach things, and that's what takes the most time.

“Yamaha's general approach comes ജfrom another culture, they are a little more꧂ conservative, slower.

“The saying is true🍎 that the Japanese think something 10 times before doing it,🐭 but we are the opposite.

“Theඣ change in attitude is the thing that seems to me to be working the most, and it ༒is the most important."

Bartolini continued: “I have never seen such a large comp🐠any.

“In Iwata they are gian▨ts, the racing environment is less differentiated than at Ducati.

“In Borgo Panigale the racing department was 🐼the core business of everything, Yamaha on the other hand is a company that has its heart in pro🉐duction, and I can assure you that it is scary.”

Yamaha’s MotoGP project began to wane after Fabio 🦋Quartararo’s 2021 title, and his inability to keep pace with Ducati the following year𝐆.

But they have acq🌠uired the Pramac satellite team, boosting their numbers♒ to four bikes on the grid in 2025.

They are als💙o plotting to revert to a V4 engine which won’t be an overnight fix, but points to a brighter future for the former powerhouse.