Francesco Bagnaia: “Ducati is with me 100% – We have now to resolve this case” after Dash

After the mud settled, Francesco Bagnaia defined his frustration after a disappointing day at Silverstone.
The Ducati rider began third on the grid and, for the primary time this season, forward of Marc Marquez.

However his team-mate overtook him within the first nook and went forward alongside Alex Marquez, leaving the Italian two-time champion behind. Bagnaia stated: “Qualifying went fairly properly, we obtained a superb place on the entrance row, however from mid-race onwards it obtained actually difficult.

“In qualifying we had been aggressive, though we had been nonetheless half a second off pole. Within the race the beginning was acceptable, I managed to overhaul Fabio Quartararo because of a mistake he made and I attempted to comply with the tempo of the leaders, however I could not trip like them, particularly Alex. Marquez was smarter, he stayed behind and after 4 laps my rear tyre was fully destroyed, with no grip.”

Bagnaia says his issues are nonetheless attributable to the entrance finish of the GP25. He explains: “All of it comes from a insecurity with the entrance; not with the ability to brake like I have to, I used to be all the time going a bit lengthy to show the bike and needed to depend on the rear tyre, which ended up carrying out.

“From then on, it was a race of survival. I used to be dropping the bike on the entrance of the corners and each time I opened the throttle it was going backwards, dropping a whole lot of time. Johann Zarco handed me in an unimaginable manner. There may be work to do, as all the time.

“I anticipated sure difficulties, however this has exceeded expectations. I knew I may battle for third as a result of I additionally sensed that Fabio [Di Giannantonio] would find yourself overtaking me a technique or one other and that Alex would have a far superior tempo, as he has proven all weekend.

“However after 4 laps I understood that I needed to transfer quick as a result of the blokes behind me had been coming they usually handed me as if I used to be not on the monitor. It was tougher than I imagined.”

Regardless of the circumstances, Pecco feels the manufacturing unit’s backing forward of the British GP.

He stated: “Ducati is with me 100%. We’re all attempting to resolve this case as a result of it’s a defeat for everybody.”