Blast from the Past: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale

Arguably the most important Ducati superbike since the iconic 916, the 1199 Panigale started a journey that’s brought us to the current V4 – the plaything of MotoGP riders. This video looks back at the Ducati 1199 Panigale's 2012 launch in Abu Dhabi, the first group test and how MCN celebrated Borgo Panigale's most famous export:

00:00 – Intro
00:12 – Ducati 1199 Panigale
05:13 – The special ones
05:59 – Abu Dhabi press launch
06:26 – MV Agusta F3
07:38 – Neil Hodgson tests for MCN
08:20 – First impressions
09:56 – 1199 Panigale tech
11:33 – World press opinions
13:42 – Hodgson: ‘A bloody missile’
13:42 – Hodgson: ‘A bloody missile’
16:05 – Launch verdict
19:17 – Ducati 1199 Panigale vs superbike rivals
20:58 – Sizzling in Sicily
23:12 – BMW S1000RR steals the 1199’s thunder
24:19 – Lap times
25:43 – Ducati superbike celebration
25:55 – Ducati 916
26:06 – Ducati 888
25:09 – Ducati 851
26:32 – Ducati 999R
26:38 – Ducati 1198SP
26:42 – Ducati 996R
27:03 – Troy Bayliss
27:17 – Ducati 1199 Panigale at the TT
27:40 – Kev Ash v Claudio Domenicali
28:32 – Paul Smart wins Imola 200
29:16 – Panigale's clever forks
29:33 – Massimo Bordi interview
25:55 – Valentino Rossi to Yamaha rumour mill
30:33 – Balancing rules in WSB
31:34 – Guintoli wins on a Ducati
31:59 – Rossi’s Desmosedici GP12
33:00 – Casey Stoner’s Desmosedici GP07
33:40 – Ducati 1199 Panigale used prices
34:27 – Bench pressing a Panigale