Ducati general manager Luigi Daligna has hit back at Francesco Bagnaia’s comments when the Bulls of Bologna revealed their 2026 MotoGP bike.
The Borgo Pangale team took the covers off the new GP26 at Madonna di Campiglio in early January. Ducati For their 100th anniversary, they have unveiled a matte Rosso Centenario livery with two white stripes. Ducati has 99 MotoGP Grand Prix wins in 2026.
Mark Marquez And Bagnaya In 2025, the Ducati team won 13 Grands Prix, leading the former 11 to the championship when the factory partnership ended. In Bagnaia America, Marquez fell out of the lead and won, and later won pole in Japan.
Ducati Marquez won the 2025 MotoGP title in five roundsLeaving Japan, Gresini’s Alex Marquez leads the standings with 201 points. Bagnaia is in third place after winning the Japanese GP, but he trails his team-mate by 267 points in 17 of the 22 rounds.
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Luigi Daleigna countered that Marc Marquez was Ducati’s priority over Francesco Bagnaia.
The win in Japan marked the 29-year-old’s last seven-round finish, which dropped Bagnaya to fifth in the 2025 standings. in order to, Dale Igna And other Ducati bosses have confirmed that Marquez is a priority when it comes to a new contract.
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Dale Igna Márquez has described agreeing a new deal as his “number one goal” as his contract expires at the end of the year. Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali and group manager David Tardozi The Italian outfit have described Marquez’s new contract as a “priority”.
But Livio Suppo doesn’t believe it was “appropriate” to speak to Daliagna on the record after Ducati agreed on their second rider, Marquez, without naming Bagnaia. It doesn’t help Bagnaia to hear the Ducati bosses looking at him.
“Gigi is a technical genius, but that statement was completely inappropriate,” Suppo said. Fan page. “Peco has had a season below expectations. And when you’re already struggling, some words are harsh.”
“Marquez doesn’t need public encouragement, he’s a self-supporting player. Peco, on the other hand, is different, and if you want to help him, you have to pay more attention to communication.”
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Dall’Igna’s comments that Ducati’s priority is Marquez’s new contract, despite winning the riders’ titles for the team in 2022 and 2023, and fighting for 26 points in 2021 and 10 in 2024, was a clear sign of where Bagnaia is in their opinion.
But what’s worse for Bagnaya are the reports. Ducati has agreed to sign Pedro Acosta in 2027.He is expected to join Marquez at Borgo Pangale on a two-year contract with the KTM ace. It has been said that Marquez has agreed to sign a new two-year contract to stay with Ducati..
with Fabio Quatararo is set to join Honda in 2027. And Yamaha is set to sign George Martin. It remains to be seen where Bagnaya will end up in the market as a replacement for the Frenchman. A move to the Japanese crew or Italian rival Aprilia could still be possible for Bagnaia.
