Alex Marquez means that the efficiency swing skilled by Francesco Bagnaia within the latest MotoGP race just isn’t inherent to Italian.
Bagnaia has struggled for a lot of the 2025 MotoGP season on the Ducati Desmosedici Gp25, and this weekend within the remaining European spherical in entrance of the second Asian foot in Indonesia, Bagnaia scored factors, positioned thirteenth within the dash and crashed at SEVENTH within the race.
Publish-race testing at Misano appeared to supply Bagnaia a technical breakthrough, with the controversial help of the VR46 workforce and Franco Morbidelli. This was what was thought-about the explanation for his victory on the Japan Grand Prix at Motegi final weekend (September 26-28).
Nevertheless, in Indonesia, Bagnaia’s difficulties have returned. He hasn’t completed one session this weekend within the high 10 after the top of Saturday’s motion in Mandalica. He completed the ultimate of 14 categorized runners in a dash 29 seconds behind race winner Marco Betzecki.
Bagnaia himself was unable to clarify his form drop from his victory at Motegi to his remaining end at Mandalika, however Alex Marquez, who takes over 66 factors within the rider’s rating, believes his high and backside shapes aren’t essentially utterly distinctive.
“It occurred to me with Motegi,” Marquez stated after a MotoGP dash in Indonesia.
“I got here from Misano and Montmelo, I used to be very quick, I used to be flying, I used to be tremendous quick within the checks at Misano. And I arrived at Motegi on Friday and I used to be (really in fifteenth).”
Marquez defined that non-European races present a distinct state of affairs for many riders and the individuals who make up a lot of the workforce’s hometown season.
“Lastly, we got here to a extremely totally different observe in comparison with Europe. You handle the bottom roughly with different circuits roughly,” he stated.
“Once you arrive right here (in Asia), Motegi or right here (Mandalica), it at all times looks as if a really unusual feeling.
Gresini Racing Riders additionally imagine that tire-track mixtures present in Indonesia even have a structure characteristic which means Michelin will deliver a few stiffer, heat-resistant rear tire development – notably affecting Bagnaia.
“I additionally assume that rear tire did not assist his (Bagnaia) using type,” Marquez stated.
“We noticed it in 2023 and 2024, and Pecco suffered fairly a bit right here. He finally arrived, however both late or not sufficient.
“Like 2023, he began from behind like on the twelfth.
“So it is determined by using type. I used to be sluggish in Hungary.
“So, lastly, within the 22 race season, it’s essential survive in a circuit the place you are not nice.”
