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By Henny Ray Abrams
The expected re-shuffling of Ducati's race team was announced just over a week after the end of the most expensive and disappointing period in the Italian firm's history, with an unexpected candidate being installed to head the effort heading into Audi's first full year in charge.
Former BMW Motorrad Motorsports Director Bernhard Gobmeier, a persistent critic of the costs of racing in MotoGP, was named the new general manager of Ducati Corse. Under Gobmeier, BMW's Superbike effort was considerably strengthened. Gobmeier hired former MotoGP rider Marco Melandri and his crew and gave them the resources needed to win. And Melandri did until he didn't. The Italian was leading the championship coming out of Russia, then failed to score points in five of the six final races, falling to third.
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Via Vicki Smith for Ducati.net
