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The shock news of the resignation of Davide Tardozzi from the head of Ducati's WSB programme has now been explained by the man himself, who simply appears to need a new challenge to keep himself going forward. "Sometimes there are some moments when you are looking for something else in your life and something else in your career, whatever," said Tardozzi. "I am just looking forward to having something else. I would like to have the experience of something else but nothing so far. I am waiting to see if someone will call me."

Tardozzi is fully aware that his decision brings to him no guarantees about his future, but hopes him reputation and experience will prove valuable to others who may need his assistance to move onto the next level. "It is a kind of bet with yourself when you do something like that. And it is a way to be honest with the people who always have paid you, Ducati. When you do not feel any more to have the right spirit and feeling, I feel you have to leave. I do not want to be there just to hold a chair and earn a salary."

Davide is keen to say thank you to the people who understood his position and allowed him to leave before his contract has expired. "I have to say thank you to Claudio Domenicali and Filippo Preziosi who let me to go away although I had a two-year contract with them. They understood what the position was and realised that it was done for human reasons, not professional reasons."