Marco Bezzecchi
Francesco Bagnaia’s frustrating 2025 MotoGP campaign shows no signs of easing up any time soon as he continues to struggle with Ducati’s GP25 bike.
The Italian rider now trails Ducati teammate Marc Marquez by a whopping 56 points, less than a third of the way through the season.
Bagnaia showed a glimpse of promise by winning at COTA earlier in the season, but since then has been plagued by multiple issues and unable to extract enough pace from his machine.
Even at round seven of the campaign at the British Grand Prix, he seems to be going backwards still, finishing sixth in the sprint race.
It followed Bagnaia doing something ‘unusual’ at Ducati after he managed to out-qualify Marquez for the first time this season.
Despite his struggles, Pedro Acosta ‘highly doubts’ Ducati will drop Bagnaia and thinks that the two-time champion deserves more time to find a fix.
Francesco Bagnaia frustrated by ‘very strange’ problem at the British Grand Prix
The start of Bagnaia’s sprint race on Saturday was pretty promising. He sat third for a few laps before his rear tyres hit a cliff.
Luigi Dall’Igna says Bagnaia’s struggles are ‘exceptional’ but he continues to fight, even if it has knocked his confidence.
It will be a major worry for the rest of the season if he cannot hold onto his tyres for more than a few laps, because it will rule him out of contention everywhere.
Speaking to Speedweek at Silverstone, he complained that he had no explanation for the issues he faced on Saturday.
“Until the last lap, it was simply survival,” he said. “Riders overtook me as if I wasn’t there. It was very strange.”
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What can Ducati do to help end Francesco Bagnaia’s dry spell?
Multiple solutions for Bagnaia’s struggles have been proposed this year, but one is already out of the window and it may have been the easiest fix.
The 28-year-old will not be allowed to return to the GP24 bike, which he won 11 races on last year, and was really comfortable on.
Davide Tardozzi firmly disagrees with Bagnaia and believes that this year’s bike is still an improvement over what they ran in 2024.
Such is how confidence can be so delicate in professional sports, it may just be his confidence which is starting to dip and affect his mind.
The 2025 MotoGP season is far from over yet, and he should remain optimistic that there will be a fix in the future.
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