Francesco Bagnaia’s third podium from four MotoGP races in 2021 sees him take over at the top of the world championship; ‘I have to not think about it because we have sixteen races’ left, says the Italian.
Second in the MotoGP championship Francesco Bagnaia will start today’s fourth round of the 2021 season from fourth; ‘Strategy will be to start better than the Yamaha and try to slow them down at the start’, says the Italian.
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Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna chose not to pour fuel on the fire when given the opportunity to respond to recent criticism by Andrea Dovizioso over his Ducati exit.
Miguel Oliveira was unimpressed by Francesco Bagnaia's 'childish' and potentially dangerous reaction after being held up during Qualifying 2 for the French MotoGP.
A day lost pursuing the wrong bike set-up for the slippery Catalunya surface may have left Francesco Bagnaia just 14th on the grid, but he was the fastest rider on track during the closing stages of the race.
Starting just 17th on the grid for Sunday's Catalunya MotoGP, world championship leader Andrea Dovizioso probably thought things couldn't get much worse.
Francesco Bagnaia now doubts that a discarded tear-off was to blame for his fall while leading last Sunday's Emilia Romagna MotoGP. But the Italian still wants the issue discussed in the riders' Safety Commission meeting after a tear-off ruined the race of his team-mate Jack Miller.
One week after his first MotoGP podium, Francesco Bagnaia was just seven laps away from a debut premier-class victory at the same Misano circuit when disaster struck on Sunday.
Bagnaia leads the way during final practice for the Emilia Romagna MotoGP, the second of the back-to-back Misano rounds. Along with Bagnaia, Mir and Vinales also delivered very impressive race pace.
Bagnaia quickest with a new all-time lap record during FP3, despite a late fall, at the second of the back-to-back Misano MotoGP events. Team-mate Miller (Pramac Ducati), Espargaro (KTM) and Oliveira (KTM) also fell during the session.