Francesco Bagnaia knows that time is running out to secure an extension to his Ducati contract for 2027.
of MotoGP The rules will change in 12 months, with a smaller and 850cc engine debuting.
But Ducati They want to enter the new era knowing that they have two of the strongest drivers on the grid and without any weaknesses.
On the evidence of 2025 Bagnaya It does not meet these criteria. He struggled to find any form in the second half of the season.
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Massimo Rivola thinks that Bagnaia has lost ‘confidence’ And he blames it as the main reason for the failure.
Ducati’s ride height device caused Bagnaia problems.Also, these are the things that need to be fixed during the winter.
Read more: Ducati staff may have dropped the biggest hint that Francesco Bagnaia will stay beyond 2026.
Francesco Bagnaia will benefit from a return to ‘really angry’ form to save his Ducati seat
In the year In 2022, after finishing 91 points behind arch-rival Fabio Quatararo, a ‘really pissed off’ Bagnaia vowed to come back after the German Grand Prix.
“I’m angry, very angry,” he said. Motor sports week. “The plan was to attack at the start, but if I couldn’t fight with Fabio (Quatarraro) in the first two laps because he had the media, I’d try not to get too close to him to try and not heat up the front tyre.
“It didn’t go well for me because I crashed, it was a strange crash when I saw the information that was difficult to understand because I’ve never seen a MotoGP rider crash in the dry like I’ve been in the wet or in the mud.”
Although they were Bagnaia hints that he will stay at DucatiIt wouldn’t hurt to get back to his sleazy attitude towards team-mate Marc Marquez.
Being ‘really angry’ forces him to push his limits and can help him regain his lost confidence.
Like pre-season testing, he may be able to secure his future, but that will depend on how fast he tries to go from lap one.
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Why Francesco Bagnaia has a bigger advantage than Marc Marquez for 2026.
Bagnaia has been named Ducati team leader while Marquez is away from the final four races of 2025.
That included the post-season test in Valencia, which was the main driver responsible for giving feedback on next year’s classes.
It means he can set up the bike the way he wants, and Marquez will have to deal with it when he returns.
Bagnaia thinks ‘nothing has changed’ at Ducati And that his team still wants to move forward with him. But that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t get it.
