With Hungarian optimism crushed over the weekend of Grimmmotogup in Catalonia, Francesco Bagnaia is approaching the Dwelling Misano Spherical with out expectation.
Ducati Lenovo Renovo riders have been satisfied that the “enormous” setup modifications at Balaton Park offered a breakthrough to take care of the calamity of nook entry through the season.
Nevertheless, it was again to the Barcelona drafting board. There, after ending twenty first on Friday, Bagnaia returned to a extra regular setup.
The scenario in Italy didn’t enhance within the qualifying spherical (twenty first), and positioned 14th within the dash.
The scenario at Bagnaia lastly improved on Sunday, reaching fifth within the warm-up and seventh within the Grand Prix.
Nevertheless, Bagnaia’s desire for GP gas tanks signifies that they typically really feel higher on Sundays.
“The larger gas tanks assist me all the time have extra traction and get out of the nook sooner,” he confirmed.
The Double World Champion went 16 seconds from winner Alex Marquez and over 14.3 seconds behind manufacturing unit teammate Marquez.
Once more, Bagnaia’s 2024 race time – the GP24 at the moment utilized by Alex Marquez, Fermin Aldeguer and Franco Morbidelli would have been sufficient for a victory.
Lap Time: 2025 Catalonia’s MotoGP Prime 3, Bagnaia 2024, Bagnaia 2025
He now needs a extra regular weekend in Misano, as Bagnaia has proven to keep away from the confusion of additional main modifications within the Grand Prix occasion.
“To be trustworthy, I do not need to do the identical factor as Balaton. I am certain I am aggressive after arriving right here,” Bagnaia mentioned in Barcelona.
“So I am going to take a step again and wait till Misano and see what I can do.”
He added:
“We have already began at this level on Friday and do not miss Qualifying 2… a traditional weekend.”
Misano, like Barcelona, who has missed the rostrum up to now 4 rounds, has been a profitable occasion for Bagnaia up to now.
He received the San Marino Grand Prix in 2021 and 2022, and received the rostrum all through the 2023 and 2024 rounds, incomes the Emilia Romana Dash and crashed at GP.
“Misano is all the time particular. I am going to benefit from the embrace of each Ducati fan,” Bagnaia mentioned.
Bagnaia will start the weekend when she slipped 68 factors to Alex Marquez within the MotoGP title runner-up.
