Francesco Bagnaia has insisted that Ducati’s GP24 prototype can win races in 2026 ‘without any problems’, despite it being a two-year-old bike.
Francesco Bagnaia The woes of last year’s campaign seem to have followed him into his current tenure, which has left the two-time MotoGP world champion scratching his head over his latest setback.
In the year Since its debut in 2024, the GP24 has been widely regarded as one of the best examples to compete in the premier class. Bagnaya is like a fish out of water. When he went to GP25 last year.
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#63 endured a tough campaign on the bike. While Ducati Companion Mark Marquez Steaming up the race, Bagnaya fought back to score consecutive podiums.
He returned to full form at last year’s edition of the Japanese Grand Prix, posting a perfect weekend that saw him take pole position and victory in the Sprint race and Grand Prix.
Later it appeared that Bagnaia was using older-spec units.And his form returned for the final five rounds of the campaign.
Francesco Bagnaia is confident the Ducati GP24 can still win races in MotoGP.
During the Italian media operations from Spanish Grand Prix This weekend, he revealed the struggles he and his factory teammate have faced this season.
How did the two-time world champion start Mark and Alex Marquez Both riders are now ‘in the same boat’ with GP26 after being locked in the front two places in the championship standings last season.
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Said through. GPON“Last year I was struggling a bit, he was over the moon and very happy with the bike. This year it doesn’t seem like that, and our attitude is more similar.
Even for Alex, who was very competitive last year and is struggling a lot now, we are all in the same boat now, that’s why we are working together to improve.
He then listed how the 2024-spec GP24, the same bike Bagnayan had seen. George Martin A world record that same year could still see him win in 2026.
He added, “I complained about the same things last year. By Giantantonio; Alex Marquez had a GP24, which is still a winning bike today without any issues, while Marc was doing well he never complained about the issues I had until Indonesia.
“Then he started to get them (before the injury). He was struggling a lot that weekend in Indonesia. This year we all feel more or less the same. Di Giantantonio is doing a little better. He’s adapted well to this bike, and his composure has helped him improve.”
“For Mark and Alex, they’re struggling even more because this bike is hard to stop. It’s the same problem I had last year, and after a year of trying non-stop, you finally put what you’ve got aside and try to work with what you’ve got—it’s definitely better.”
“Anyway, we’re all working together to figure out what we need to do. We’ve talked a lot in Austin and Goiania to clearly understand what we need to ask Ducati, moving in the same direction, and we’re trying to do that.”
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