Francesco Bagnaia may not have been absent from last weekend’s Grand Prix finale in France. Bagnaia was running second when he lost the front of the Ducati on lap 16.
It was a disastrous result for the Italian, who had been on a good run since winning the Japanese GP last autumn. He took pole position and finished second in the sprint.
But Ducati’s hopes are riding on him after Marc Marquez’s weekend-ending crash on Saturday, his third DNF in five races and eighth in the last 10.
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Bagnaya He retired from the Spanish GP due to brake problems and told the press on Sunday (d Motor needs Moto): “The accident happened because of the same problem I had in Jerez, I tried to keep the same speed, but I lost the front wheel.”
It looked like Bagnaya’s brakes were starting to fail then, but this time he continued to push in search of a podium, a predictable risk.
KTM’s of course Pedro AcostaChasing Bagnaya in P3, he noticed a change in the Italian’s riding style: “He was doing something strange for a few laps.”
This supports the idea that Bagnaya was not entirely responsible for the accident, although none of them were Ducati Drivers are injured. Fabio Di Giannantonio led the way in fourth, with Fermin Aldeguer ninth and Franco Morbidelli 14th.
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Bagnaya was visibly upset. After the accident, before returning to the pits, he hit two objects near the marshalling post.
World Food Distribution has already shown. Bagnaia is coming out of the Ducati garage. And back to the room in the paddock.
Now, Motorpasion Moto team manager David Tardozzi has revealed that Bagnaia left as soon as he was approached. If a mechanical problem contributed to the DNF, one can understand his frustration.
Bagnaia will be the only Ducati factory in this weekend’s Catalan GP after the team opted not to replace Marquez.
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