Francesco Bagnaia seen storming out of Ducati garage after French Grand Prix crash

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Francesco Bagnaia’s fury was clear after he crashed out of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix while running in second place.

Bagnaia looked like a victory contender after taking second place from KTM’s Pedro Acosta on lap seven out of 27. The polesitter had lost the lead from the start but showed impressive speed in the early stages.

But Bagnaia’s charge started to stall before he lost the front of his Ducati at turn two and slid out of the race. It’s now eight DNFs in 10 races for the two-time MotoGP champion.

Francesco Bagnaia’s anger after latest Ducati blow at French Grand Prix

After Bagnaia went down, Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi immediately left the pit wall. The Borgo Panigale team were already down to one bike at Le Mans after Marc Marquez withdrew from the event with injury.

Marquez broke a bone in his foot after a violent highside in the Sprint race, which meant the onus was on Bagnaia to end Ducati’s podium drought. After his error, it has now reached 10 races.

Bagnaia then returned to the Ducati garage, and a brief shot on the MotoGP world feed broadcast showed him storming out, helmet still on, as Tardozzi walked away. He then headed to his room in the paddock.

The 29-year-old is expected to join Aprilia for the 2027 season after Ducati decided to give his seat to Acosta.

Will Aprilia regret signing Francesco Bagnaia?

Bagnaia admitted he was ‘struggling’ before the race weekend started. He felt as if he’d been stuck in a rut for over a year.

But there were signs of a breakthrough for the #63 as he bagged his first pole since Malaysia last year and followed it up with a Sprint podium. Bagnaia said he could ride at the ‘limit’ again.

Unfortunately, as has been the way over the past 12 months, that optimism was short-lived.

TNT Sports pundit Sylvain Guintoli says Aprilia have taken a risk by signing Bagnaia. Indeed, despite his excellent record in the premier class, it’s unclear which version of the Italian they’re going to get.