Ducati kick off their 2009 promotional campaign this week with their annual Wroom ski event in Madonna di Campiglio. Nicky Hayden will be sporting his new red uniform all week, but has started by voicing concerns about the growing dependence on electronic ridings aids in MotoGP.

“I think the electronics in the last couple of years have grown so much that if it keeps up at this speed, in a couple more years, it’s just going to be ridiculous.

“Somewhere you need to draw the line on it. But it’s technology and you can’t stop the world from progressing.

“I think Dorna and everybody have quite a big challenge there in terms of understanding how to police it with all the bikes. But I think it’s going to have to be looked at.”

Hayden also took a slight slap at the single tyre rule for 2009, by saying: “I’m not sure how much the single tyre rule is going to help improve the racing, but I think that’s what’s put MotoGP on the map is the close racing with the last-lap overtakes. That’s what the fans want, and the fans are important.

“I think they’ve got to figure out a good way to get back to it, because right now, the way the bikes are with a smaller engine capacity, the electronics, and the tyres, everybody’s on the limit. It makes it really difficult. You hardly make any mistakes, and the races get strung out pretty quick.”

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