Valentino Rossi wants Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia to ‘make the same effort’ to revive his career.

The 29-year-old Bagnaia made good progress in the sprint after starting 13th, 0.130 seconds behind fifth-placed Johan Zarco.

After a tough weekend in Jerez and Le Mans, where Bagnaya Having failed to finish the Grand Prix, the Italian will be looking for a much improved performance this Sunday.

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Valentino Rossi wants Ducati to ‘make the same effort’ as Francesco Bagnaia

Speaking Sky Sports Italia After Sprint, MotoGP legend Rossi He was full of praise for Bagnaia.

The 47-year-old expressed his happiness at Bagnaya’s thinking and expressed concern Ducati It has the potential to ‘make the same effort’ to compete at the front of the grid.

“He has a good attitude this year, he’s giving everything, and the result is visible because he had a good weekend at Le Mans,” Rossi said.

“The season is still long, and he probably won’t race for Ducati again next year. I would like Ducati to make the same effort as Peco to get back to the front.”

“In a marriage where you’re very much in love, when bad things happen, like last year, and things don’t work out,” Peco said.

I could see that his anger had subsided a bit. But he is trying and I hope everyone at Ducati is trying too because I think there is a chance to win again.

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Francesco Bagnaia believes in Ducati’s potential and aims to win again.

In return, Bagnaya stated that he is giving everything to achieve better results.

The 29-year-old added that it was important to take a ‘small step’ towards the end of the sprint and show good pace around the track. Finally, he believes the team can ‘win again’.

Bagnaia said: “First of all, it was great to see the final in Barcelona again. That move in the final was fantastic, brilliant, beautiful.

“It’s the approach that I think I took the wrong way last year. I thought I was going to give it all, but this year I think I’m going to give it all, a little bit more. At least, I’m trying in everything I do, and I think we’re struggling to make a good start because this bike still needs to be understood.”

“More than anything, we don’t seem to have a good base set-up that works really well everywhere, like Diggia has been able to get because it’s always going forward in every situation. We, on the other hand, are struggling a bit more.”

But even today we were able to make another small step here, and that’s important, it wasn’t easy because it required tire wear here, and we were able to reach the end of the sprint with good speed, which is positive.

“At home we are trying in every way, and we will continue with this, because I think our potential is higher than this and together we can win again.”