In an effort to cure some of the problems with the current GP8, representatives of Ducati has revealed that they have been using parts of their GP7 bike.

Apart from his victory in the first race of the 2008 season in Qatar, Casey Stoner has been unable to match his dominant 2007 form and he has complained the GP8 is inconsistent and difficult to run.

But things began to improve at the Italian Grand Prix where Stoner was able to climb on the podium again.

"It was my idea: we go back backwards to take a step forwards," Ducati Corse technical director Filippo Preziosi has revealed, "We've decided on some changes. We now use 2007 components together with others from 2008."

Preziosi added that it was more important to restore Stoner's confidence in the bike than to continue development on the GP8 for now.