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|name = Racing Bikes Ducati Desmosedici 990 GP4 - GP5 - GP6 | |name = Racing Bikes Ducati Desmosedici 990 GP4 - GP5 - GP6 | ||
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replaced by the Spanish rider Carlos Checa. Thanks to a collaboration agreement | replaced by the Spanish rider Carlos Checa. Thanks to a collaboration agreement | ||
with Bridgestone, Ducati could finally contribute to the development of new | with Bridgestone, Ducati could finally contribute to the development of new | ||
tyres and by the end of the season the Desmosedici became a competitive machine. | |||
Bridgestone found that hard | Bridgestone found that hard tyres suited the bike more than softer tyres to | ||
create grip - simply put, allowing it to spin the rear wheel gave better | create grip - simply put, allowing it to spin the rear wheel gave better | ||
control. Capirossi took two wins in the Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi and in the | control. Capirossi took two wins in the Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi and in the |