In the MotoGP remote box: where Big Data makes the difference
One of the strengths of the technological partnership between Lenovo and Ducati is the Remote Garage: let's find out what it is together with David Attisano (Data and Performance Analysis Manager at Ducati) and Lara Rodini (Global Sponsorships Director at Lenovo)
In the MotoGP remote box: where Big Data makes the difference
The Ducati Lenovo MotoGP Team dominated the 2025 championship, winning its sixth consecutive constructors' world title, while the world of technology is in turmoil and constantly evolving.
Looking back at how the top MotoGP teams worked just ten years ago certainly gives a sense of a change in approach and investment in technology across all areas of the vehicle: engine, chassis, electronics, aerodynamics, nothing has remained static and, above all, the approach to analysis and research for constant performance improvement sees an ever-increasing production - and consequent use - of data.
Dozens of sensors record everything that happens on the Desmosedici GP, are downloaded at the end of sessions or races, and technicians are ready to analyze them and propose the choices that these data recommend to the rider.
Since 2020, Ducati has been experimenting with Remote Garage together with its partner Lenovo, which provides all the technological infrastructure: in short, while on the track, in the midst of the race weekend, riders and engineers collect data, carry out tests, and seek the best possible setup for the Desmosedici GP bikes, in Borgo Panigale the same data is studied by the engineers and technicians of the Ducati Lenovo Remote Garage, who receive and reprocess it in real time. The Remote Garage therefore operates simultaneously with the team of engineers on the track, connected to the pits via audio and video, providing valuable reinforcement as well as a point of view and study that is not stressed by the tension of the race field.
In a matter of minutes, precious minutes when it comes to qualifying sessions, for example, gigabytes and gigabytes of data from the bikes in the race are analyzed, and the Remote Garage gives its verdict on how, for example, to solve the tire problem. Of course, dialogue with the team on the track is essential, and the final word rests with the rider: he is the one who gets on the bike, and he is the one who must then convert the bike's potential into lap times.
Let's find out how the Remote Garage works with David Attisano (Ducati Data and Performance Analysis Manager) and Lara Rodini (Lenovo Global Sponsorships Director).