Gresini ace Alex Marquez agrees that every Ducati rider’s corner entry is an issue on the Desmosedici GP26, but they don’t have the same reasons for the root cause.
Ducati It has produced the best bike on the grid in recent years, but the GP26 seems to have fallen behind. Aprilia In terms of being the best machine, RS-GP. Last time the United States Grand Prix proved that Michelin’s heat-treated rear tire was not the cause.
The Aprilia 2026-spec RS-GP looks to support the heavier rear tire carcass that Michelin took to Thailand and Brazil more than the Ducati GP26. It was even reported in March. Ducati felt that Michelin’s heavy tire carcass helped the Aprilia.So they also expected to be in Texas.
However, Aprilia Racing’s Marco Bezecchi continued his perfect start to the 2026 MotoGP season by leading every lap to win the United States GP. VR46 ace Fabio Di Giannantonio was the leading Ducati rider in COTA but came home 6.972 seconds behind Bezzicci.
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Alex Marquez says Ducati riders disagree on why the GP26 is bad at corner entry.
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Alex Marquez Ducati believes they know where to improve the GP26, but all four riders using the GP26 this year have identified its cornering ability as a major fault. However, the problem continued as the GP26 owners disagreed on why they were struggling into corners.
he said. Sports world: “It’s true that we, especially all the Ducati riders, are struggling a bit in certain areas, especially corner entry, and there we are in trouble.
“The important and positive thing is that all the riders agree, with a slightly different explanation, but we all agree on the same problem, and Ducati can focus on that.
But it is true that Aprilia has taken a very important step, they finished last year well and this year they have taken another.
“So Ducati are working incredibly hard. As a rider, I’m also trying to take small steps forward and achieve a little more. And we’re not that far, but we want to get closer.”
Maverick Vinales is out for the Spanish Grand Prix.
And Tech3 only fields one rider, Pol Espargaro injured.
Ducati awarded Gresini’s Alex Marquez the works GP26 for the 2026 season after finishing second in the 2025 riders’ championship using the GP24. Only his older brother Marc Marquez in GP25 is ahead of the 29-year-old in the 2025 standings.
Adapting to GP26 was no easy matter, however, with Alex only qualifying eighth in 2026 ahead of his campaign that continues at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. In the standings, they are in eighth place with 28 points, while Bezecchi boasts 1st place with 81.
D’Giannantonio leads the Ducati pack by 50 points using the sole VR46 rider GP26 and also scored the only Grand Prix podium by a Ducati racer this season with a P3 in Brazil. Fifth-placed Marc Marquez has 45 points, while Francesco Bagnaia is ninth with 25 points.
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