Bagnaia, another complicated weekend
It risks no longer even making news the failure of direct qualification to Q2 by Francesco Bagnaia. Also at the Red Bull Ring the two-time MotoGP world champion experienced a complex Friday: in the very few shots the direction dedicated to him, the Piedmontese almost always visibly complained about the bike after nearly falling.
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The problem is always the same as in Misano: lack of rear grip, which causes the GP26 to slide and many long slides. On a circuit like the Red Bull Ring, very stop&go, it is a huge problem. And indeed, an incredible thing if you think about just two years ago, his 18th place in Practice surprises only up to a certain point.
Bagnaia’s words
“This is the real potential we have now and we have to work on it“, Bagnaia said to journalists’ microphones.
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“We always struggle with the same things and I have the same feelings as in Misano. We worked well, giving our best, but I can’t do more than this“.
To those who asked him, picking up the question from Thursday’s press conference, which pair intrigued him for 2027, Bagnaia gave a very significant answer about his state of mind: “Me on the Aprilia“. Few words, which tell all the frustration of “Pecco” on the Ducati and the desire for redemption after two sportingly hellish years.
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