Francesco Bagnaia Archives

Feb142023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ducati: Racers point to the weak point of the engine

At Ducati, they revealed that the tests in Malaysia were mostly positive for them, but before the start of the season, they have to eliminate one main weakness of the motorcycle, which both Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini point out. Although the Ducati riders set the fastest times on all three days of testing at Sepang, Ducati factory team manager Davide Tardozzi says: "We are sticking to the testing plan. Some of the innovations are good, some are not. In general, we are happy with our riders, but about the new bike we won't decide until Portimao so we still have to wait. In Sepang we spent a day and a half working on the 2023 bikes and then we went back to last year's bikes to see what the difference was. (Luca) Marini, (Marco) Bezzecchi and the racer They showed Gresini that the motorcycle was still in

Feb112023 by Blaž Štremfelj1 How to

World champion Bagnaia tight-lipped about freak collision with Espargaro

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Francesco Bagnaia said he was unable to prevent a collision with Pol Espargaro during the second day of MotoGP testing at Sepang. "I am speechless," said the Italian. "I was in the preparation lap and Espargaro drove wide from the ideal line and tried to overtake me. He drove onto my line. I couldn't avoid the collision because he was in my space and hit me. From my point of view it was unnecessary ." Bagnaia set the fifth best time on the second day of testing, while Espargaro was third. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNOOtTPxuzM In the already hot Malaysia, there was also heat between the Yamaha test rider, Cal Crutchlow, and the KTM rider, Jack Miller.

Jan232023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Ducati unveiled this year's motorcycle

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The Ducati team presented their motorcycles for the MotoGP and Superbike classes this morning. Francesco Bagnaia and Alvaro Bautista will defend the title with the number 1 on their motorcycles. https://twitter.com/ducaticorse/status/1617463781491372033 Bagnaia is thus the first MotoGP class racer to compete with the number 1 since Casey Stoner in 2012. He will share the garage with newcomer Eneo Bastianini, who replaced Jack Miller . The color of the painting has not changed significantly compared to last year. But there is a notable new sponsor - Monster Energy. The energy drink maker arranged a collaboration with Ducati following the departure of Suzuki. Enea Bastianini, who had signed a contract with Red Bull in the past, had to change his sponsor. https://twitter.com/D

Jan162023 by Tomaž Strgaršek2 Comments

Pernat: Bastianini reminds me of Stoner

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After two years competing for satellite teams - first for Avintia, and last year for Gresini, Enea Bastianini will be a member of the Ducati factory team for the next two seasons, where he will share the garage with current world champion Francesco Bagnaio. Last year, Bastianini repeatedly proved that he is capable of competing equally with his new teammate. This year will certainly be no different when it comes to expecting both of them to fight for the world title. What will be their relationship and how it will affect the fight for the title is one of the main topics before the start of the new season. Bastianini has already proven that he doesn't mind the team's orders too much. Nevertheless, it must be emphasized that his maneuvers were mostly clean and that he rarely crossed the line in the fight with Bagnaio. Carlo Pernat,

Dec102022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Pietro Bagnaia: Only once did I raise my voice over my son

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In a recent interview, Pietro Bagnaia, the father of the current world champion in the MotoGP class, confided to journalists the story of how he once almost forbade his son to race motorcycles. Francesco fulfilled his childhood dream this year and became the first Italian MotoGP world champion since Valentino Rossi in 2009. But a fight between the young racer and his father could soon turn that dream into dust. "We only had a fight once in our lives," Pietro told the online portal MOW Mag. "I threatened him to stop racing. In the younger categories, parents often fought with each other because of things that happened on the track between their children." "These were very unpleasant scenes for Pecc, which made him very nervous. He was also angry with me several times, because with

Nov92022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ducati: Valentino Rossi left us with many wounds

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Ducati's MotoGP boss Paolo Ciabatti has admitted that the Italian brand has suffered many wounds from two seasons of failure with Valentino Rossi. Ducati won its first title in 15 years with Francesco Bagnaia this year, while the period with Valentino Rossi took a heavy toll due to high expectations and poor results. Rossi joined Ducati in the 2011 season and left it at the end of 2012, during which time the seemingly dream Italian combination managed only three podium finishes. According to Ciabatti, the situation in the team was quite toxic due to the failed cooperation, even to the point that in the middle of 2013 he considered leaving after only a few months of cooperation. The collaboration between Ducati and Valentino Rossi in the 2011 and 2012 seasons did not produce more visible cuts

Nov62022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rossi opened old wounds and hit Marquez again

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Last weekend, Valentino Rossi was present in the MotoGP caravan paddock, where his young rider academy protégé, Francesco Bagnaia, fought for and won the world championship. Rossi, who lost the title to Jorge Lorenzo seven years ago, at the initiative of the Italian media, again hit out at Marc Marquez, whom he has repeatedly accused in the past of helping Lorenzo. Marquez and Rossi were involved in a tense duel at the 2015 Malaysian race, which ended in an incident that resulted in the Italian being penalized with three penalty points by the judges, and as a result, due to the penalty points already collected, he started the season-defining race in Valencia with last place, giving Lorenzo an easier path to victory and the championship title. Marquez is in

Nov62022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pecco Bagnaia confirmed the 2022 MotoGP title with a suspended race in Valencia

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Alex Rins is the winner of the race for the Grand Prix of Valencia, with which he gave Suzuki the last victory in MotoGP before the farewell from the participation in the world championship. The Spaniard was joined on the podium by Brad Binder and Jorge Martin, who started the race in first place, but after the end of the race, Francesco Bagnaia grabbed all the attention, driving a very restrained race and finishing in ninth place. which was enough to secure the 2022 MotoGP world title. His only rival for the title, Fabio Quartararo, finished the race in fourth place. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1589252073471844353 Alex Rins took the race lead into the first corner, followed by Martin, Miller and Marquez. While Marquez overtook Miller, Fabio Quartararo and

Nov32022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia are feeling the pressure despite a 23-point lead

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Francesco Bagnaia leads by 2022 points ahead of the decisive final race of the 23 MotoGP season, but the Ducati rider says he feels the pressure as Fabio Quartararo still has a chance to defend the MotoGP title. "To be honest, I feel the pressure because Fabio still has a chance to beat me," said the Italian. "I will have to drive smart because we have to finish the job, even though we are in a better position than Fabio. I will try to concentrate as much as possible all weekend and win the best possible place." Bagnaia won in Valencia last year, and he was joined on the podium by two other Ducati racers, Jorge Martin and Jack Miller, which only testifies to the theory that the track is made for Ducati motorcycles. "The track suits us, and this year's motorcycle is even nicer compared to last year's