The secrets of MotoGP and Pecco Bagnaia told by his race engineer. The Riolo Group with Ducati Palermo brings Tommaso Pagano, track electronic engineer of the premier class world champion, directly from Borgo Panigale to Unipa. The appointment was yesterday (Friday 3 May) in the great hall of Building 7, which houses the Engineering department of the University of Palermo. Pagano, as a former student of the University of Palermo, explained how important his education at the Faculty of Engineering was: “We need to create more and more collaboration with companies which is much simpler in universities in the North. It is fundamental for the future of car companies and kids,” he said.
A day to get to know, together with the students of the degree courses in Robotic, Electronic, Mechanical, Cybernetics and E-Mobility Engineering, the world of MotoGP seen through the eyes of a world champion team. What is a racing motorcycle made of and how does it work? How do you tackle a race weekend? What preparation, technique and management dynamics must a MotoGP team have? An all-round seminar that revealed the electronic innovations of Grand Prix motorbikes between data analysis, telemetry and track performance, to discover who the most sought-after figures of interest in motorsport today are.
The satisfaction of the Engineering department
Dialogue with Tommaso Pagano was Professor Antonino Sferlazza, professor at the University of Palermo, who presented the Aras, or Advanced Riding, to the over 200 students enrolled in the seminar (which also allowed them to receive training credits). Assistance Systems. Furthermore, the Riolo Group has set up an expo with the best Ducati motorcycles on the market, arriving directly from the Palermo store which in 2023 was awarded as the best dealer in Europe and Africa. “This brand drives people crazy as it has driven us who have been working alongside them for several years – said Iolanda Riolo, head of the Group – and is at the service of enthusiasts to make a dream come true. We are fortunate to represent brands that make hearts beat. And when passion and work are intertwined, everything is easier.”
The director of the Engineering department Antonino Valenza explained that “I can only be pleased and express the full approval of the entire Engineering department towards an initiative like this. I am pleased to underline that it was born from the resourcefulness and desire to compete with the world of work on the part of our students: this event represents a virtuous model of how the teaching approach of our study courses is synergistic with the interests and goals of our kids. The department, therefore, can only embrace and make its own events like this.”
The initiative started from a group of students
The initiative, in fact, started from the student group Vivere Engineering. “It is an immense honor for us – explains Andrea De Pasquale, president of Vivere Engineering – to have created such a prestigious event in collaboration with Ducati, whose participation brings with it not only a long history of successes, but also the continuous search for engineering innovation and represents added value for our academic community. Furthermore, the presence of the engineer Tommaso Pagano, a former student of the University of Palermo, is a source of pride for our university and for all colleagues who enthusiastically accepted our invitation. Thanks to this initiative we want to offer students the opportunity to turn a dream into reality, with the hope that it will only be the first of many future successes. We will continue to work with commitment and dedication to further enrich the student community and promote significant initiatives that contribute to the personal and professional growth of Unipa students”.
