Pecco Bagnaia wants a clean slate this year. After a very disappointing 2025 season, the three-time Grand Prix world champion is approaching the 2026 season with a lot of motivation and ambition. even though this did not translate into a great result for ThailandDucati seems to be struggling against Aprilia, and Bagnaia himself isn't entirely comfortable with the Desmosedici GP26. In a lengthy podcast, the Italian opened up about his current mindset and other interesting topics.
Contrary to what he implied in the press conference, Bagnaia agreed to discuss his 2025 failure during the podcast. BSMT. « My mistake was probably convincing myself that my potential with the GP24 was at its maximum and assuming that it would be the same with the GP25However, the bike had changed, and I tried to recapture the feeling of the 2024, but without success. The 2025 season taught me to be more attentive and to better explain the problems. I did everything I could to make it work in every session. I was angry, but with each lap, I started from scratch. When things go wrong, you have to know how to pull yourself together. I don't think I lost my composure, even if some people said or thought that. It was especially difficult mentally due to the accumulated stress after four years of winning or competing for the world championship title. » he declared.
Since 2025, his neighbor in the box has been none other than Marc Marquez, the now nine-time world champion. "I wanted to see an engine in it; It's Marc Márquez; he and Valentino are among the best riders in history.We can only learn from such a driver. He went through some difficult years, he wanted to get back to the top, and in my opinion, that's definitely a motivation. When I was told I was joining the team, I was immediately thrilled. I've never had any problems with my teammates; Marc is an intelligent person, and we immediately had a good relationshipWe often exchanged our points of view. He even gave me advice. he recalled.
Bagnaia, a student of Valentino Rossi and a Moto2 champion with the academy team, also spoke about the famous falling out of 2015, as he occupies a somewhat strange role between the two legends. « Coming from the Academy means bringing along all of Vale's biggest fans, and also the detractors, fewer in number but louder.I've kept what happened in 2015 inside me, even though it's not right. He had a falling out with Vale, and me, I simply come from the academy » he concluded.
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