Jorge Martin pinpoints potential cause of Francesco Bagnaia’s MotoGP troubles
Jorge Martin feels his 2024 title rival Francesco Bagnaia is lacking the confidence in Ducati’s MotoGP bike this season after following him closely in the Catalan Grand Prix sprint. Having already endured two tough weekends in Austria and Hungary following the summer break, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia hit a new low point in Barcelona as […]
Francesco Bagnaia baffled by nightmare Catalan GP practice: “I cannot be there”
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia was left scratching his head after finishing near the bottom of the timesheets in practice for the Catalan Grand Prix on Friday. Bagnaia endured a woeful opening day of track running in Barcelona, finishing more than a second off the pace in 21st place, only ahead of Aprilia wildcard Lorenzo […]
Francesco Bagnaia reveals Ducati breakthrough to fix season-long MotoGP issues
Francesco Bagnaia says Ducati has made a major set-up breakthrough on his MotoGP bike, one he believes has finally resolved the issues that plagued him all season. Although refusing to divulge the changes, Bagnaia revealed that Ducati went in a completely different direction at the Hungarian Grand Prix out of necessity, after he was knocked […]
How far has Francesco Bagnaia fallen behind compared to last year in MotoGP?
Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia made a striking admission last month when he revealed his race time in the Austrian Grand Prix was 12 seconds slower than in 2024. Remarkably, this year’s winner Marc Marquez completed the distance in exactly the same time Bagnaia had managed on his way to victory last season. “The winner […]
What Pecco Bagnaia found out by rewatching his best MotoGP races
Francesco Bagnaia has revealed that he spent part of MotoGP’s summer break rewatching races from recent years to convince himself that the current Ducati doesn’t suit his riding style – and to reignite his hunger to find the speed he once had. Given his impressive track record and his status as a double world champion, […]
Brake problems again behind lack of pace for Francesco Bagnaia at MotoGP Czech GP
Francesco Bagnaia qualified on pole for the MotoGP Czech Grand Prix thanks to a miraculous lap that nobody saw coming, as well as yellow flag madness that stopped any potential challengers from improving. However, he didn’t walk away with even a podium from either the sprint race or the main race during the Brno weekend. […]
How three different problems plagued Ducati’s Czech GP sprint
The sprint race for the Czech Grand Prix weekend seemed to be a foregone conclusion. Once Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia got the lead, there didn’t seem to be any opportunity for a change at the front. That all changed, however, when Bagnaia suddenly slowed at half distance to let Pedro Acosta by and ended […]
‘I don’t remember ever being this slow in the wet’
Francesco Bagnaia was left “shocked” following a wet sprint race at the Sachsenring in which he was unable to score points – despite having no major incidents. In what might constitute the lowest low in a disappointing 2025 MotoGP season thus far, Bagnaia finished 12th – while his factory Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez won the race […]
Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia praise MotoGP stewards for “discussion before decision”
Ducati factory riders Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia are happy with the way MotoGP stewarding has evolved under Simon Crafar in 2025. Each was summoned to race direction following their contact early in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The purpose, however, was discussion rather than sanction. “For me and for the stewards it was a […]