Pedro Acosta says Francesco Bagnaia has no reason to lose to Marc Marquez at Ducati.

Marquez won five rounds to win the championship, while his teammate had a terrible season in GP25, finishing fifth with just two wins. Along with the struggle to find the feel of the bike, Valentino Rossi thinks Marquez is ‘psychologically’ hurting Bagnado.

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Pedro Acosta says there are ‘no excuses’ for Ducati’s number one rider Francesco Bagnaia to lose to Marc Marquez.

Bagnaia rubbished Rossi’s claim.But it was clear that Marquez was better than him in 2025. The Italian was unable to catch his team-mate and finish behind Alex Marquez, who in the year spec Ducati, Marco Bezecchi and Acosta In the constants.

There is no excuse for Acosta Bagnaia to lose to his teammate, Marquez though. When the 33-year-old joined Ducati, Bagnaia was the clear number one rider in the past four years, winning two titles and finishing P2 twice.

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He was beating Jack Miller and Innea Bastianini convincingly, but Marquez suddenly changed the mood around Ducati. Acosta spoke on the matter when Bagnaia was asked how he felt about Borgo Panigale’s outfit last year. Gypsy Tales Podcast: “It’s hard to tell when you’re not in the box.

“People say that maybe Peco Mark can put pressure on him by being in the box. But Peco was winning the championship in the last race.

“It’s difficult to know who weighs more in the scale, it’s not easy, it’s not easy to always be number one and beat your team, because as I say, there are no excuses.”

Does Francesco Bagnaia agree with Pedro Acosta’s verdict on Marc Marquez’s defeat at Ducati?

Marquez is back ahead of Bagnaia in the standings after his 100th race win at the Hungarian GP. But the Italian is showing encouraging signs of improvement, finishing P3 in the last three races.

however, Carlo Pernat says Bagnaia doesn’t feel ‘at home’ at Ducati. No more. In the year He will move to Aprilia in 2027, which could be the fresh start he needs after being overshadowed by Marquez.