Francesco Bagnaia is yet to show a return to full form for the 2026 MotoGP season, with his latest performance at the Brazilian Grand Prix labeled “disgraceful” by Gavin Emmett, who has been harassing Italian Fermin Aldeguerre from behind.
After picking up a handful of points during the season opener, Francesco Bagnaia He crashed out of the Ducati GP26 and failed to make his mark on the 2026 MotoGP championship standings. Brazilian Grand Prix.
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The crash marked Bagnaia’s second retirement of the weekend, with a crash in Q2 preventing him from getting a good start to the next sprint race and grand prix. Silvan Guintoli saw some positives from the tragedy.But there was nothing positive about Sunday’s ride.
Gavin Emmett has slammed Francesco Bagnaia for his ‘disgraceful’ performance at the Brazilian GP.
Season TNT Sports Brazilian Grand Prix live coverage, commentators Gavin Emmett And Neil Hodgson Before his retirement from the tournament, Baggia drew attention for his poor performance.
The factory Ducati Star was sitting in P11 at the time, behind of Gresini Fermin AldeguerHe was marking his return to MotoGP after two months out with injury.
Emmett couldn’t hide his shock at Bagnaia in Goiania, telling Hodgson: “Fermin Aldeguer in the tenth, two months after breaking his leg, the femur, it’s unbelievable.
Hodgson then recounted Aldeguer’s recovery journey over the past few weeks, highlighting how “amazing” his performance was up to that point in the Grand Prix.
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He added: “The last time Fermin Aldeguer rode a MotoGP bike was in Valencia. Apparently he broke his leg in January and missed all the tests.”
“He got here, and I thought it was going to be a waste of time, a bit of physio, a bit of riding, it was something out of the blue, it was amazing.
Fermin Aldeguer secured his first points of the season after an impressive trip to Brazil.
Nothing can be taken away from Aldeguer after his excellent performance in Goiania on Sunday, especially considering the Spaniard’s recovery from injury earlier in the year.
The Spaniard stayed on the cranks all weekend, only abandoning them when he switched to the Ducati prototype.
It was a welcome return to the premier class for the 20-year-old who still needs to prove his skills to secure a spot on the 2027 MotoGP grid.
Aldeguer was recently given an extension to his deal with Ducati.And rumors have changed the young Murcian with the Valentino Rossi VR46 suit for the new regulation.
VR46 is said to have been promised a ‘top rider’ by his superiors from Borgo Pangale.And Aldeguer certainly meets that criteria.
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