Dovizioso hails from Italy and 2019 marks his twelfth season in MotoGP. He finished the last MotoGP season as runner-up for the second consecutive year, with four wins and nine podiums overall.
Joining Dovizioso is fellow country man, Petrucci who showed steady growth over the past four years with the factory-supported Pramac Racing Team, earning himself a position with the Ducati Team this year.
The Shell KLIA station which accommodated this meet and greet featured a Ducati takeover with a bespoke store front and a petrol pump island to entice patrons and create excitement towards the upcoming MotoGP race.
Patrons who attended the session were delighted at the opportunity to engage with the Ducati riders, receiving their autographs and also taking some selfies with them.
Datuk Iain Lo, chairman, Shell Malaysia said: “Shell’s technical partnership with Ducati has proven to be invaluable on and off the racetrack. We are pleased to see such a positive turnout at today’s riders’ engagement session, and we will continuously work with Ducati to provide exciting offerings such as this to elevate the motorsports experience for all our fans.”
Later in the evening, at an exclusive meet-the-fans session, Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso along with Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd managing director Shairan Huzani Husain presented awards to 10 deserving bike mechanics who will represent Malaysia at the 2019 Shell Advance Global Masterclass Competition, an upskilling initiative for motorcycle mechanics and workshop owners.
May Tan, Shell Lubricants marketing general manager said “This Shell Advance initiative is a one-of-its-kind further learning and certification tool in the industry. We are leveraging on our technology leadership and global partnership with Ducati to help train and certify motorcycle mechanics. We hope that our Shell Advance Masterclass programme can help local mechanics gain recognition for their technical skills and outride challenges to build rewarding careers,” she said.
David Lim, Ducati Malaysia, head of marketing, Next Bike Sdn Bhd said: “We’ve been actively supporting Shell Malaysia’s on-ground initiatives for many years and will be embarking on new exciting programmes in 2020 together with Shell to engage more with our Ducati and also the larger motorcyclist community in Malaysia.”
Be a part of this year’s Shell MotoGP by purchasing your Shell Hillstand tickets at RM60 from selected Shell stations. For a list of these stations, please visit www.shell.com.my/MotoGP
From left: May Tan, Shell Lubricants marketing general manager, Andrea Dovizioso, Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd managing director Shairan Huzani Husain and celebrity Fattah Amin, who is ambassador for Shell Advance motorcycle oils.
