MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia tried a Ducati on the track and was fascinated and impressed by its performance. Here’s what it is.
MotoGP will resume at the end of the month in Assen and for the riders it is the time to relax a bit but also to maintain optimal physical condition in view of the resumption of the championship. Obviously we train “in the field”, so there are those who prefer cross bikes, but also those who simply train on a bike. But there are also those who go running a bit to maintain a feeling for the track. And among these there is Pecco Bagnaiasample with Ducati.
At the Ranch Valentino Rossi he’s at home now, since he’s part of his Academy, but with the Doctor he doesn’t even mind a few days at Misano, where together with his other friends he gets on the track with road bikes, as per the MotoGP regulations. And obviously he takes to the track with a Rossa from Borgo Panigale.
The Ducati that surprised Bagnaia
Pecco has one available Ducati Panigale V4 to keep fit on the track, a normal street bike, without modifications, just like the one that comes out of dealers. But he really took her to do some incredible things. In fact, in the latest tests he achieved an incredible time, which he also documented on his social channels.
The world champion stopped the clock at 1’35″18. If we think that the pole in Superbike signed Alvaro Bautista last year it was 1″33’017 but with a significantly modified Panigale, while the MotoGP pole was 1’30″390, you understand that what Bagnaia did with a simple road bike is truly sensational.
The Panigale V4 from Borgo Panigale is truly one of the sports bikes most dreamed of by those who love this type of motorcycle. It is practically the maximum evolution of the road sports bike, which has within it all the technology refined over years of MotoGP and World Superbike. In practice, every year it receives an update (aerodynamic, mechanical and electronic) which makes it even more perfect. The power is great, but increasingly manageable. And then the handling is really like that of a racing motorbike. In short, a vehicle suitable for experts but also for beginners. The price? It starts from 26,290 eurosbut then you go up with the sportier or limited edition versions.
