Piero Taramasso, Motorsport Manager of Michelin, delivered a sharp analysis of the performance of Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez during the Grand Prix of Spain 2025 in Jerez, where Alex Marquez triumphed. In an interview, he approached the technical challenges and the qualities of the pilots.
In an interview rich in lessons, Piero Taramassso offered a fine reading of the respective situations of Pecco Bagnaia et Marc Marqueztwo major figures of the MotoGP 2025 season.
According to Scanthe halftone performance of Wet do not fall under a single isolated factor, but a complex tangle of variables: ” The moment of Bagnaia, in my opinion, is the fruit of many factors. In all competitions, to succeed, you have to put everything in place, not just the motorcycle, but also the tires, the pilot. There are a lot of parts. »
In Jerez, the demanding route exacerbated the limits of the package Ducati : « The front tire suffers enormously in Jerez. The tire is never resting, we are always right, left, braking, the tire is constantly under pressure. “He also points to aerodynamics, which becomes a brake on confidence when a pilot follows another motorcycle closely:” When we are In the wake of another motorcyclewe lose charge, the motorcycle is lighter and, when we put everything in place, We lack confidence. »
Finally, Scan evokes a difference in philosophy in the race: ” There are also pilots like Alex Marquez take more riskswhile Wetthinking of the championship, takes less. »
-Piero Taramassso: « I wouldn’t want to be in the place of a pilot »
Concerning Marc MarquezTaramasso does not hide his admiration: ” Last year, when we learned that Marc would sign at Ducati Factory, we expected it to be difficult for others. “The manager praises his complete approach and his technical intelligence:” It’s an exceptional pilota high -level athlete because he trains a lot, he includes the operation of a motorcycle and tires. »
« When we form a good team and a good pilot who also masters the technical aspects, these assets are not there by chance “Signals Scan Who concludes on Motorionline: ” I would not want to be in the place of a pilot: You have to manage petrol, tires, traction control, maps, aerodynamics, and then you have to think about the championship. Here, everything is extreme, but it is also the beauty of this championship ».
At the dawn of Grand Prix de France in Le Mansthese declarations confirm that, behind each result, there is a delicate balance between risk, strategy, technical and mental. A balance that Marc Marquez already seems to have found, while Wet still try to adjust it.
