Silvan Guintoli may not choose Francesco Bagnaia for the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix, after failing to qualify for Ducati after failing to provide “valuable” information.
Bagnaya On Saturday in Goiania, he was one of the many drivers who happened during qualifying as the VR46 ace. Fabio D’Gianantonio confirmed pole position for the Brazilian GP They are on the same board Ducati GP26 as a two-time MotoGP champion. Bagnaia eventually had to settle for P11 in Q2.
It took Bagnaia until the closing stages of the race to set a lap time after running back to the Ducati garage to get on his spare bike. The Italian fell on lap 9 after starting Q2 as he tried to turn his bike into the left-hand turn 10.
Bagnaya now starts on Sunday Brazilian GP In the year From the center of the fourth row of the grid in round two of 2026 MotoGP season. But Guintoli The way Bagnaia responded to his crash in Q2 provided Ducati with “valuable” information that could still make it into Sunday’s race.
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Francesco Bagnaia struggles again as Fabio Quattararo exits P4…
Francesco Bagnaia: Soft tire info will be ‘valuable’ for Ducati in Brazil
Guintoli refused to lead Bagnaia if he joined for glory in the Brazilian GP, as the laps he completed on the soft Michelin tires in Q2 would give Ducati valuable information they could use to set up a strong race.
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Bagnaia was also on his own to collide with his Ducati team-mate in Golania during qualifying. Mark Marquez Among many fallen knights. Michael Laverty felt. Marquez took “liberties” before the accident during qualifying in BrazilIt crashed early in Q2 when it crashed at T4.
Guintoli said. TNT Sports 2 (21/03, 14:46): “One early mistake. I mean, he went down there hard as he started the braking test in turn 9 and into the braking zone in turn 10. That was a very quick crash.”
“So it’s going to be a lot of work in the garage as well, because both (Ducati) bikes are very damaged, and Peco Bagnaia made that mistake.
“So I won’t discount it for the race and especially for tomorrow. And the data is that he did like four or five laps on the soft tire. So that will be very, very important information for the team.
Bagnaia was only upset in P11 in qualifying for the Brazilian GP, as VR46 star Di Giannantonio and Ducati team-mate Marquez showed in P3 that the Desmosedici GP26 has plenty of pace to deliver around Goiania. The time for P11 was 0.712s and 0.631s less than theirs.
Only Pramac rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu, aboard a Yamaha M1, set a shorter lap time than Bagnaya for his fastest effort in Q2, with the three-time World Superbike champion’s best lap of 1:18.422 and the two-time MotoGP champion’s personal best of 1:18.122.
The only Ducati rider to do worse than Bagnaia in qualifying for the Brazilian GP was VR46 ace Franco Morbidelli on the Desmosedici GP25. Morbidelli crashed out of Q1 after finishing fifth that session, unable to join his VR46 teammate Di Giannantonio.
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