Francesco Bagnaia has been struggling with same Ducati problem for years amid ‘tense’ atmosphere says ex-LCR chief

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Francesco Bagnaia’s hopes of securing a third MotoGP title in 2025 have all but been dashed by the imperious form of new teammate Marc Marquez and his brother Alex.

The two have been far quicker and more consistent over the course of the opening seven races, while Bagnaia has struggled to find any pace of note.

The Italian rider won the Grand Prix of Americas for Ducati because it fell into his lap after a Marquez crash, and hasn’t been able to win on pure pace this year.

Fortunately, he’s under contract for the future, otherwise, he might have been a hot topic in the MotoGP rider market.

Ducati can’t fix Bagnaia’s biggest problem and it’s a worrying omen for the rest of the season. He’s going to have to find improvements within himself.

After his shaky start to the campaign, Bagnaia must follow his Ducati crew chief’s advice if he wants to remain competitive.

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Oscar Haro believes ‘tense’ Ducati atmosphere due to less support for Francesco Bagnaia

Just under a third of the way through the season and Bagnaia trails his teammate by 72 points. That’s nearly three full race victories ahead.

He’s even 48 points behind Alex Marquez, who is on the older GP24 machine for Gresini. He has been super impressive this year.

Bagnaia’s main problems have been highlighted, but everything seems to be all over the place. It has to be hurting his confidence.

Ex-LCR sporting director Oscar Haro has revealed where it all began to go wrong for the 28-year-old, and why it has led to a tense atmosphere at Ducati.

“Pecco has not been comfortable with the front end since Thailand 2023, and that problem persists in 2025, he is not protesting against the developments, but against a structural problem that he has felt for some time,” he told Motosan.

“The atmosphere in his box is tense, he looks alone, discouraged, and he has been left without the support he previously had within the team.”

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What can Francesco Bagnaia do to rectify his woes in 2025?

There are only so many setups that can be tried before attention turns either to the rider or a potential fault with the bike.

Whether that’s with development or with a broken part, nothing can be ruled out until a solution is found and is effective.

Pedro Acosta ‘highly doubts’ Ducati will drop Bagnaia, and it would be a disservice to his talents to let go of him so prematurely.

Therefore, he almost has a free license for the rest of the year to find out what is really wrong with his bike.

As long as he avoids crashing and hurting himself in those experiments, turning his attention to making sure he starts 2026 on a positive note may be a good idea.