It's hard to remember darker days for Ducati's racing team than those of last weekend. Ducati MotoGP struggled all weekend at Assen with essentially not a glimmer of hope throughout the Dutch TT. It was hoped that the WSBK's return to Imola--historically a strong track for the Ducati--would be the first really successful weekend for the Alstare Ducati team and the Superbike-spec Panigale. Instead, both Ayrton Badovini and former series champion Carlos Checa struggled in some ways more at Imola than they have at other racetracks.

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