INTERVIEW I FRANCESCO MILICIA AND SALVO PENNISI
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Ducati is also the only manu-
facturer now that has all the
motorcycles in the range with
Cornering ABS. This is a com-
pany philosophy to prioritize the
customer's safety as a commer-
cial strategy because Cornering
ABS is expensive. Sometimes
people even prefer to have the
bike a little bit less expensive, but
without the Cornering ABS. We
believe the mission of Ducati has
to be to provide a model line with
various types of specifications
and performance, of course, but
the best performance in braking,
for example, or the best grip with
the tires that is available. I'm more
than happy to support this kind of
cooperation.
Salvo: I would add also for
Pirelli, the partnership with
Ducati is an enormous oppor-
tunity for our young engineers.
They grow up very, very fast,
because the confidence, the
level of technology that Ducati
is developing, is helping us a lot
to stay in this global competi-
tion. Ducati is a very demanding
company. If you are a little bit
less than the best, then you are
not with them. So, for us, this
