[1] In 2006 Ducati decided to go back to the 1994 roots, and the design of the 916, while still keeping the 1098 modern for many years.
[2] In an interview about the development of the 1098 Fabbro downplayed his role in the success of the 1098 design when he said “I have my dreams and take care of the creative.
The company started an internal contest for the job of designing the new Ducati sport bike.
[4] In an interview, Fabbro admits that he made the first drawings of what would become Ducati 1199 at the end of 2006, without knowing about the new project.
I knew there was no new bike happening but my dream was to make something very modern, compact and technical in design.