Enough. Ducati is tired of the relation among its factory riders and will join both them this tuesday in Italy, to end the controversy. Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo have entered a controversial exchange of words in recent days.

The case began after qualifying in Sepang on saturday. Dovi said it was ‘strange’ Lorenzo’s absence at this GP due to injury, revealing that ‘it happens regularly in the Ducati or certain riders’, claiming that he didn’t want to give his opinion on the case. ‘I leave things there, it’s not my problem’, he told to Sky Italia.

Lorenzo didn’t like it and used Twitter to retaliate. The spaniard said: ‘Applaud him on the podium when he wins and then… (True, he doesn’t give his opinion, it’s not his problem.)’ After that Lorenzo accused Dovi of being envious and described him as ‘champion’ of the world… of 125cc’.

It was with the inflamed climate that Dovi was urged to comment on Lorenzo’s words, answering as follow:

– Why should I talk to him? I don’t waste time on these things. He makes the normal mistake of giving too much importance to what is written, even if it is taken out of context. I didn’t accuse anyone of anything and I have no problem with Jorge.

The case doesn’t give the best image of Ducati, of course, and those of Borgo Panigale want to end the case. ‘Of course, Ducati’s interests overcome with the personal problems of the riders. On tuesday [today] we will be together in Milan for EICMA and intend to spend half an hour to sit down with Jorge and Andrea. We want to prevent cases similar to last weekend from happening again. I understand that these things happen. Sometimes riders get nervous during a competitive weekend on a rainy day with unfavorable conditions and sometimes say things they shouldn’t say. There are times when we have to say enough. Ducati is more important than the riders’ egos, and I think they’re smart enough to figure that out’, the Ducati sports director Paolo Ciabatti told Motorsport.com.