Ducati boss Luigi Daleig and Francesco Bagnaia felt Sunday’s 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix was a “morale boost” in P3, but the podium was built incorrectly.
Bagnaya After racing in Barcelona and Mugello, he now has three third places in the last three rounds. The Italian benefited from five riders’ bad luck, improving from P5 on the grid after Jorge Martin crashed at Balaton Park.
Martin lost control of his Aprilia RS-GP under braking for Turn 1, and Marco Bezecchi, Fabio Di Giantantonio, Raul Fernandez and Fermin Aldeguer were all caught in the incident. The accident left Bagnaya in P3, but he had a solo race with Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta.
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Luigi Daleigna reckons Francesco Bagnaia’s poor start set the stage for the Hungarian Grand Prix
The general manager of Ducati Dale Igna He believes. Martin’s accident in Balaton Park Bagnaya was the key to finish. Hungarian GP On stage. But another crucial aspect was another slow start from the 29-year-old as Martin slipped up to sixth before crashing under braking.
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Bagnaia responded well at the lights at the start, but a small tire off the line allowed Trackhouse ace Fernandez to overtake P7. Aprilia star Bezecichi is also clear, and Trackhouse’s Ai Ogura is also seen taking a spin outside Bagnia before stacking up.
Martin’s crash, however, allowed LCR Honda rookie Diogo Moreira to pass Bagnaia on the inside at Turn 1. But Bagnaia quickly regained his position through Turn 2 and held on to please two-time MotoGP champion Daligna, despite his poor start last Sunday.
Dale Igna wrote LinkedIn: “Peko took advantage of the early accidents to get away from the lead of the group at the start and inconspicuously found himself in third place, which he managed to hold until the end on a track that normally does not favor him, and added two in a row by taking the morale boosting podium.
It was the same story on Saturday, as well Daleignan wanted to talk to Bagania after the Balaton Park sprint race A poor start cost Italy a stronger result. He came home in P9 in Saturday’s Sprint Race, facing a deficit of 8.237 seconds to teammate Marquez.
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Márquez made it a double from pole position at the Hungarian GP, but Bagnaia exits Balaton Park after finishing the Grand Prix 11.632 seconds behind. Bagnaia put up a bit of a fight in the sprint to fend off several rival drivers.
Bagnaia’s composed ride to an unknown P3 in the Hungarian GP convinced the Ducati team boss. David Tardozi It shows that the Turin native is finally starting to recapture the form he showed in 2024. Tardozzi puts Bagnaya’s revival down to changes in his organization.
Tardozi said go. reaping. “Peco has scored three consecutive podiums, although one in Barcelona was a bit unlucky which means he is recovering the pace of two years ago, and I think he is getting a good bike set-up. I expect Peco to be very, very competitive in Brno.”
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