After finishing Quinto in the MotoGP Sprint, Francesco Bagnaia managed to get on the podium in the Assen GP. The Piedmontese pilot of the Lenovo Ducati team even took command of the race, but “only” third at the finish has come. To win the victory, once again, it is the box partner Marc Marquez who hits the sixth success and the sixth seasonal brace.
Pecco podium discontent
The general manager of Ducati Corse, Gigi Dall’Igna, positively evaluates the Dutch weekend. “I am happy with the weekend of Pecco, he faced him in a more positive way than the others. We are on the right path to see the real peak. We always try to put our pilots at ease. Marc is sincerely putting a lot of commitment to improve“, He told Sky Sport MotoGP’s microphones.
Conversely, the sensations of Bagnaia riding the Desmosedici GP25 continue to be disheartening. The vice -champion cannot push as in 2024 and the anti -selection problems persist. The student of the VR46 Academy compared the last year of last year and the latter Grand Prix, pointing out that with the Ducati GP24 it was faster. Gigi Dall’Igna offers his technical explanation: “We also run here with Motoe. This year we have a bike that is almost 10 kg lighter and yesterday’s race times were certainly slower. We have seen that there is a rather important asphalt degradation here in Assen and I think the fault is to be charged to this“.
Ducati from the double face
But it is true that the other Red led by Marquez continues to be first in this MotoGP championship. Between the two teammates, the difference difference in the general classification is 126 points. A nice knot to melt for the leaders of Borgo Panigale. “Who did the fast tour in the race? He did not do it by chance … surely there is some work to do as a Pecco, I think we are doing it and we are showing it“.
The 2024 World Championship has decided at the last race, this time Marc is dominating with wide margin, making this season a little boring. What does the general manager of Ducati think about it? “In the first laps of the last race at Mugello I risked the heart attack … in any case we are seeing exciting and not obvious races … the world championship is still long and there is a lot of work to do before raising the cup to heaven“.
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