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Ducati 2006 MotoGP bike unveiled - 235bhp, 148 kg
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Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau with their new machinery Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau unveil the new machine Image 3 of 24 from Ducati 2006 MotoGP bike unveiled - 235bhp, 148 kg Image 4 of 24 from Ducati 2006 MotoGP bike unveiled - 235bhp, 148 kg
Image 5 of 24 from Ducati 2006 MotoGP bike unveiled - 235bhp, 148 kg Image 6 of 24 from Ducati 2006 MotoGP bike unveiled - 235bhp, 148 kg The Ferrari F1 and Ducati MotoGP racers get together on the slopes - Marc Gené, Michael Schumacher, Luca Badoer, Felipe Massa, Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi Sete Gibernau
Sete The Ferrari F1 team with Schumacher at the fore Massa drives the Fiat while the rest of the F1 Ferrari team follows behind Image 12 of 24 from Ducati 2006 MotoGP bike unveiled - 235bhp, 148 kg
Felipe Massa gets sideways during the festivities The seat structure has been strengthened The tank shape was changed at the behest of the riders The GP06 instrumentation is sparse
Liberal lashings of carbon fibre simplicity and function Two of the four exhaust pipes exit through the seat Gibernau and Capirossi
Loris Capirossi Ferrari F1 drivers around the camp fire The Ferrari F1 and Ducati MotoGP racers at the presentation ceremony - Marc Gené, Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher, Luca Badoer,Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi The official specifications of the GP06 - Holy Mackeral Batman - 235 bhp at 16,500 rpm and 148 kilograms dry
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January 20, 2006 – At the beginning of each racing season, just before the engines fire in anger for the first time after the Christmas lull, Ducati’s MotoGP team and Ferrari’s Formula One team share an annual appointment on the mountains of Madonna di Campiglio in Trento with a media and ski get-together - the formula of the event revolves around skiing in the mountains together with a round of press meetings and conferences. This year Ducati took the opportunity to pull the wraps off the Desmosedici GP06, the new MotoGP machine that Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau will be campaigning this season. A rare insight into a new MotoGP machine - 235 bhp at 16,500 rpm and a dry weight of just 148 kilograms

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