After Marc Marquez’s sprint victory on Saturday in Barcelona, Ducati is officially world champion MotoGP manufacturers. The vast majority of the points gained the Spanish pilot, while Pecco Bagnaia is experiencing a particularly difficult season. At Montmelò the pilot of the VR46 Academy placed only 21st in qualifying and concluded 14th in the race, thanks also to the different retreats. The general manager Gigi Dall’Igna does not surrender and continues to work to restore confidence in Pecco. Meanwhile, Alex Marquez collects the second seasonal success.
Another difficult weekend for Pecco
Pecco Bagnaia offered a dignified performance to the Catalunya GP, considering that it starts from the last positions on the grid. After the first lap he recovered several positions, but once he found himself in front of the Yamaha M1 in Quartararo he had to surrender. Also thanks to the tires that in the early stages worked and consumed a lot. After 15 rounds, it is 250 points in the MotoGP pilots ranking by teammate Marc Marquez and 9 points from being mathematically eliminated by the world title race. After winning last year in Barcelona, Bagnaia struggled from the beginning this year. On Friday he was unable to enter the Top 20, he qualified 21st on the grid, the worst result of the last three years.
The 2025 season has not yet seen the two -time MotoGP champion reaching the same goals as the previous years riding the official desmosic. So far he has won a single Grand Prix and no sprint. In the Box Ducati, the beauty and bad weather are alternating, a somewhat uncomfortable situation for Dall’Agna and the leaders of Borgo Panigale. “We trust him, and he trusts us. I can promise that we will do our best to improve Pecco’s performance, to give him back the same sensations he had last year and, if possible, even better. Each of us is human. Each of us does not make it as expected or hoped for. Sometimes that’s right“.
Maximum trust from Ducati
It is not only a technical, but also psychological question. “Seeing an important pilot like Pecco with such serious problems obviously I don’t like it. We are trying to improve his performance“Added the Veneto engineer, as reported by Speedweek.comIt is an important driver for Ducati because he helped us bring the World Cup back to Ducati. He won two titles in a row. It is probably the most important pilot for Ducati after Stoner. We are helping him to return. This is my goal for the future“.
No indication at the moment on the future of Bagnaia, on the other hand it would not be the appropriate time. Alex Marquez hit the second seasonal victory and is a candidate for the Ducati Factory box for 2026. “He took an incredible step forward this season. After Marc, he was the best driver in the first part of the championship“, Concluded Gigi Dall’Igna. It will be enough for the Emilian house to ensure an official motorcycle to the Gresini driver to keep the waters calm? Certainly in the next market session MotoGP drivers we will see some beautiful ones …
