Pecco Bagnaia, 3rd in the MotoGP 2025 championship with 120 points, fight with the Ducati Desmosedici GP25, distant by Alex Marquez (140 points, Gresini, GP24) and Marc Marquez (139 points, Lenovo, GP25). At the Grand Prix de France, voices rise so that Bagnaia returns to the GP24, perhaps more efficient for him.
The wind begins to turn in the camp of Ducati. While Marc Marquezon the handlebars of the brand new Desmosedici GP25, impresses with its speed and regularity, and thatAlex Marquez lead the championship on a 2024 version, Pecco Bagnaiathe double world champion seems stuck in a frustrating spiral.
The paddock is agitated around a simple question: what if the GP25 was not the absolute weapon that we imagined? Doubt hangs seriously, so much so that Ducati would now be encouraged to consider Put Bagnaia back on the motorcycle last year.
Jack Appleyard, commentator at Dornadropped the pavement in the pond during the GP from France : « Pecco said on several occasions that he cannot do on the GP25 what he was doing on the GP24. When Ducati admits that she may have mistaken to return to a working package? »
The paradox is there: despite a good accounting start, it is 20 points from the leader Alex MarquezBagnaia has never been the fastest ducati this seasonand even less the most sharp driver on the track. After The tests in Jerezwhich were to serve as a turning point, the Italian champion said to study the data …Alex Marquez. Irony, that’s what he was already doing last year with Jorge Martin – But at the time, he dominated.
« Pecco Bagnaia is convinced that if he piloted Alex Marquez’s GP24, he could do as well, or even better »
Louis Suddaby adds: ” Pecco is convinced that if he piloted Alex Marquez’s GP24, he could do as well, even better. »
And yet, The new chassis tested in Jerez has only mounted on Marc Marquez’s motorcycle in Le Mans. Bagnaia will have to wait – without public justification. A decision that some deem astonishing, even risky, when the championship could escape it quickly if Marc continues to garner victories and thatAlex also remains regular. Davide lateozzi Talked about the chassis and parts that have been tested in Jerez and which, according to him, will also help Bagnaia. The same Tardozzi did not explain why Bagnaia would not use the new chassis in Le Mans.
Appleyard sums up the situation well: ” Even if he’s at a race for the head of the championship, Pecco never seems to have been the boss on the track this season. It is clear that the status of Pecco Bagnaia within Ducati is under pressure. And if his piloting is as precise as they are brain, he will not be able to be content to capitalize on the errors of his opponents this year. Marc Marquezhe does not commit anymore – or almost …
Within two or three races, if the trend is confirmed, the voice of Wet Could become firmer: “Give me the GP24, now.” »Because if Ducati does not make this decision, the struggle for the title could be played well … between the Marquez brothers.
