“Racing is and has always been a fundamental part of our company, even in such a particularly complicated era where technology is drastically changing our surroundings,” explains Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Motor Holding CEO. “In order to succeed in this situation, it is necessary to keep investing in research and development and racing is a crucial part of our commitment to this. If we sum the R&D done for the production line, for racing, and the assets needed to produce new models, the global Ducati R&D is worth more than 10 percent of the revenue.
Source: MotorCyclistOnline.com