Ducati to field the GP12 at Sepang test

The 2013 Wrooom Formula 1 and MotoGP team presentation event will be kicking off next week (January 13th to the 20th) at Madonna del Campiglio and it will also officially launch the new ‘Ducaudi’ era with former BMW manager Bernhard Gobmeier taking over the reins of the Ducati Corse Department and the return of Paolo Ciabatti to head the manufacturer’s MotoGP project, leaving Fillipp Preziosi to head R&D.

According to omnicorse.
it, Ducati wants to re-evaluate all the different parts that they’ve developed over the previous two seasons with Valentino Rossi and see if there is something that can be saved after their former rider discarded them, so the four Ducati riders will be at the Malaysian circuit also with the 2012 version of the Desmosedici, while the GP13 machine will be tested by Franco Battaini and Michele Pirro at Jerez de la Frontera on February 18th to evaluate all the updates.

Both Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone have recovered from their off season surgeries (plate removal for Dovi and corrective septum nose job for Crazy Joe), while Ben Spies tweeted that he started light training a week ago following his extensive shoulder surgery.

Spies will also be attending the Wrooom event with his fellow countryman and Ducati rider Nicky Hayden, so his physical condition will probably come up during one the various press conferences that will be held.