Francesco Bagnaia was off-track and on the upswing in 2025; Because their poor performance led to conflict behind the scenes.
The Italian could not connect with the GP25, constantly complaining about the feeling of not being in the bike. In 2025, he won just two races and finished fifth in the standings.
Bagnaya was demanding answers from Ducati. The end of the season came as he struggled to the back of the grid. The team introduced the GP24 classes on the bike Motegi, which helped him win, but a week later he took the final stage in Indonesia.
The 29-year-old has failed to finish five of the last six races as he has accelerated his team and machine. His constant complaints led to rumours Tension between Bagnaia and Ducati’s top management.
It also led to speculations about the future, with Bagnaya wants to join Yamaha in 2027.. Naturally, the Italian talked things up after such a disastrous campaign. DucatiAnd came to a conclusion.
Francesco Bagnaia understands after internal Ducati discussions that the bike is not the problem at the end of 2025
There are also problems with the bike. Bagnaya He is the only one struggling and the GP25 issues are in question as many wonder if he is in his head.
According to journalist Simon Patterson Race MotoGP podcastit seems so. It is ‘whispered’ that after some ‘discussions’ with Ducati, Bagnaia realized that the bike’s issue was not due to its poor looks.
“I heard some whispers that there were discussions at the Ducati post-Valencia test last year, that Peco may have admitted that the problems at the end of the year were not the bike.” he said.
“And maybe there’s been a bit of a bad period, which means he’s coming into this year with his head in a better place.
“And I know we talked about this at length last year, right, it started out as the number one issue with the bike, but the problems with the bike at Peco made it the most important thing.
“And I think Ducati has brought a better bike. Peco realizes that, maybe he is responsible for some of the problems last year.
“And the fact that they’ve acknowledged that and dealt with it, and that they’ve brought in a bike that addresses the issues, I think overall it’s a much more integrated package this year than it was 12 months ago.
He created tension and made a good point that the most important thing will be the Buriram test because last year it was a red flag and this season will not be easy. So he desperately wants to get out of Sepang and get to Buriram.
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‘Whispers In The Paddock’ Francesco Bagnaia Reveals Resurgence At Ducati
Bagnaia and Ducati hope 2026 will be an even more successful season. GP26 looks set to build on GP24, with the Italian winning 11 races in 2024 and it should be a better campaign in 2026.
Bagnaia ‘proves’ improved braking During the Sepang test and the bike seems to be more comfortable. As Patterson noted, there were ‘whispers in the paddock’ that everything was starting to work again for the Ducati rider.
“I mean, I think the reality is he’s probably the third best Ducati at the minute, overall performance and package, because I think it’s worth warning that Marc is actually still injured and not fit,” he said.
“I’m looking at a season-long performance. I’m looking at what we can take from this challenge and play throughout the season. It looks like a bit of a revival in Peco.”
“It looks like it’s going to be a return to something similar to the 2024 form at least where it works. And I’ve heard a few rumours, I’ve heard a few rumours, about what the Ducati situation is like in the paddock and that makes me wonder as well.”
