Francesco Bagnaia found it strange that Ducati was ‘not quick’ due to a rare tire problem.

Martin won the COTA Sprint ahead of Bagnaia Simply because the middle rear tire put him in a commanding position over the Italian on the last lap. But Bagnaya could not carry any of his activities to Sunday United States GPAs it set up a disappointing race for the P10.

The Bagnaia United States GP fell particularly short of the middle, as even Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez overcame his long-lap penalty to finish in P5 with a gap of 6.444s between them. The two-time champion had raced up to P5 with just three laps to go.

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Francesco Bagnaia said he ‘tried to get to the end’ due to tire wear at COTA.

Bagnaia believes his problems in the US GP came down to the rear Michelin tyre, as he simply “tried to get to the end” after blowing the middle tire in eight of the 20 laps. He also feels that the high tire wear is due to the GP26 rather than itself.

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Although it is the worst of the four drivers Ducati During this year’s GP26 United States GP, Bagnaia believes Bologna’s bullets need to understand why the once-dominant tire management was a problem. But it has seen improvement compared to previous rounds.

Bagnaia said, through the verses Engine footprint: “In the sprint the tire could have collapsed, but in the race, it didn’t have to. I also rode myself to protect the rear tyre.

“But in the end, he was eating on the right without ever pushing, we still have a lot to understand. One thing that is surprising is the tire handling.

“The Ducati riders are always good, and the bike is always very smooth at the back, which allows us to be consistent and maintain it. We are working hard, and I think we are making progress. We were faster than in Brazil, and we are improving.

I struggled today, I was struggling to be fast. In the race, from the first lap, I was not fast. I tried to slow down and be more consistent. But on the eighth lap, the tire almost went off, and I couldn’t lean the bike to the right, trying to reach the end.

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VR46 pilot Fabio Di Gianntonio was the leading Ducati rider as Aprilia. Marco Bezecic won the United States GPAlthough 6.972s off the lead and 2.475s clear of KTM’s Pedro Acosta on the final podium. Despite his penalty, Marquez was the second best Ducati.

The only Ducati riders to finish behind Bagnaia were in GP25, Gresini racer Fermin Aldeguerre in P11 and VR46’s Franco Morbidelli in P14. Gresini’s Alex Marquez aboard the GP26 finished P7 after the factory rider overtook Bagnaya in the late stages of the race.

Sunday’s race was also not the first time Bagnaia has highlighted his rear tire, one of the reasons he has struggled so far this season. With one week to go before the US GP, According to Bagnaia in Brazil, the rearguard is “very” inconsistent But only in the race.