Another weekend of MotoGP in a state of grace for Pecco Bagnaiaad shafts the Ducati standard bearer collects all the trophies up for grabs and is still close to the top of the rankings.
Report cards:
– Pecco Bagnaia 10: looking for errors
– Jorge Martin 8: he did everything he could, he used his head
– Enea Bastianini 7: he misses the qualifications, the Beast returns on Saturday and Sunday, only the victory is missing
– Maverick Vinales 7–: Sunday’s misstep spoils the party a bit
– Fabio Di Giannantonio: 6 and a half: good work and a lot of character
– Marc Marquez 6–: a bit of a messy weekend, saved by fourth place on Sunday
– Pedro Acosta 5: the rookie exploit went well, lots of imagination, now we need to do things properly
– Frank Morbidelli 5: far away, he was expected to give indications on the 2025 Ducati riders
He gets close to the top but doesn’t quite reach it, all credit to the young man, and once impetuous, Jorge Martin, who once he recognized the world champion’s superiority on the track, is ready to capitalize on the maximum when you know you have a kind of two-wheeled rocket in front of you. That Jorge’s psychological strength has grown can also be understood from what he managed to do on Sunday, with the penalty that relegated him to the second row. However, he didn’t give in to his enthusiasm and only fixed a situation that was going at 300 per minute. Now. He’s cheap stuff.
Bagnaia’s perfection runs on a razor’s edge
But this weekend was a complete domination by Pecco, pole, Sprint Race, fastest lap before closing with 25 points from the Assen race. This is Bagnaia who scares the MotoGP, This is Pecco that the riders desperately want in the same box to understand how much he is the rider, or if it is a question of bike. Pecco’s symbiosis with the Ducati GP24 becomes unstoppable, impenetrable, untouchable in some races, but it won’t be enough to get to the third title. It will be necessary to capitalize on everything possible without making those mistakes that have made every world title an adventure on the razor’s edge. This season there is no margin.
The next tracks of the MotoGPstarting from Germany where Marquez usually travels with an extra gear, will confirm how this championship is taking a very specific direction, knowing that with a constant and fast opponent like Martin, a slip is enough to put everything back into question.
Marquez, Vinales, Di Giannantonio… then comes the Beast who takes everything
Marquez who ad shafts he didn’t show the same level of form as in previous races, outside the podium in Sunday’s race due to difficulties with the tyres, he crashed at least in the race that gives away the fewest points on Saturday, but the truth is that he left the limelight to the driver he replaced in 2025, a Bastianini who has finally found himself, who made a mistake in qualifying, but then took part in two races in his own way, capitalizing and seriously bidding for the world championship podium. Good Sunday again Fabio Di Giannantonio, the boy shows his muscles and saves the season of the VR46 team.
Assen races that have little to tellSaturday crystallized immediately after the start with Pecco escaping, Jorge chasing and Maverick holding his position for the entire race.
On Sunday, with super laps, Martin quickly closed the gap on the second row and starts chasing, but Pecco is a hammer and doesn’t let him get close. The fight is behind, between Marquez, Vinales and Diggia. When he arrives he seems to have more and Marquez also lets him pass to warm up a problematic hard tire. Di Giannantonio seems to be able to hold, but with eight laps to go everything piles up, in a hectic moment Vinales passes followed by Marquez, this seems to be the new order of arrival, but from behind comes Bastianini who in three laps regulates everyone and goes to take the last step of the podium.
Next appointment is with MotoGP at the Sachsenring in Germany, while the Superbike race is still two weeks away.
