The assumption that some courses are especially suitable for the Ducati MotoGP bike than others, according to Jack Miller, is now a thing of the past. Due to the Desmosedici’s understeer issues in the past, the Ducati often underperformed at locations where a bike with flexibility was required. And while Ducati keeps performing well on […]
Tag Archives: Francesco Bagnaia
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May
May
Fabio Quartararo, the defending MotoGP title holder, has slammed the idea of holding qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix when it did because the “conditions were extremely dangerous.” Qualifying took place on Saturday afternoon in the precipitation, with stewards waving rain flags as thunder rumbled over the Mugello circuit. Q1 started on wet tyres before […]
30
May
May
Despite winning the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia thinks he needs to “be more like a machine” to clinch the 2022 MotoGP championship. Bagnaia earned two DNFs thus far in 2022, following wrecking out of the Qatar Grand Prix in March and scrapping for win with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini at the French […]
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May
May
Enea Bastianini of Gresini Ducati won his third race of the 2022 MotoGP season in Le Mans, while Francesco Bagnaia wrecked out immediately after losing the lead. At the beginning of the race, Jack Miller took the holeshot from #2 on the grid, however quickly fell back polesitter Bagnaia on the sister factory Ducati and […]
22
May
May
Enea Bastianini, the champion of the French Grand Prix, believes Francesco Bagnaia would not choose him as his Ducati MotoGP teammate in 2023 since “it could be a trouble for him.” Bastianini clinched the French Grand Prix at Le Mans on Sunday after a short battle with Bagnaia, who made an error while dominating on […]
04
May
May
After defeating Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo in the Spanish Grand Prix, Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati has become the sixth consecutive victor of the 2022 MotoGP season. So far in 2022, Ducati has earned victories twice in MotoGP, but both times on its 2021 bike, thanks to Gresini’s Enea Bastianini. Bagnaia believed he made some progress last time […]
04
May
May
Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati confesses he was “extremely concerned” about the shoulder injury he sustained in Portugal before earning victory the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Last weekend, the Italian had a serious accident during testing for the Portimao race and had to go to the doctor for tests on his right shoulder. Despite the […]
04
May
May
Fabio Quartararo, the current MotoGP titleholder, thinks it was “impossible” to defeat Francesco Bagnaia in the closing stages of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Quartararo and Bagnaia have been the best racers of the Jerez weekend, qualifying 1-2 on the grid (with Bagnaia gaining pole ahead of Quartararo) and setting the fastest race pace in FP4. […]
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Mar
Mar
Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati admits he has “a number of questions” regarding his poor performance in last Sunday’s rainy MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix, when he finished 15th. After yellow flags in Friday’s FP2 session prevented him from advancing straight into Q2, the four-time MotoGP world champion finished sixth. Bagnaia was projected to be a front […]
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Feb
Feb
Francesco Bagnaia extends his factory Ducati MotoGP rider deal for another two years. As previously reported, Ducati has negotiated a deal to keep current MotoGP championship runner-up Francesco Bagnaia with its team for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. After two seasons with Pramac, the former Moto2 champion had a spectacular 2021 season with the Official […]