MotoGP, Cristian Gabarrini: "Bagnaia's brake discs are like Lorenzo's fuel tank"

Pecco Bagnaia's podium finish at the Aragon Grand Prix was more than just a third place: it was a relief for his team, which was under pressure after weeks of no solutions. Cristian Gabarrini, his technical director, explained that the "trigger" came from a detail—3mm brake discs—comparing it to the modified fuel tank during Jorge Lorenzo's time at Ducati. This podium, behind Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez, marked a turning point for Bagnaia and his team.

The podium snatched by Pecco Bagnaia à Aragon was not just a simple top 3. For Ducati and its technical director Cristian Gabarrini, it was above all a relief – the sign that a negative spiral had finally been broken. The Italian technician lifted the veil on this technical “click”: a change of brake discs, almost unnoticed but decisive.

« It's like Lorenzo's reservoir ", compare Gabarrini, evoking this emblematic moment when Jorge Lorenzo, by modifying the ergonomics of its Desmosedici, had found the path to victory again. bagnaia, he regained confidence thanks to 355 mm brakes, providing more maneuverability when entering corners. A detail? Perhaps. But in high-level sport, a simple adjustment can change an entire weekend.

**Cristian Gabarrini: “ Pecco Bagnaia has reaped the rewards of a methodical approach »**

And this weekend had started badly: a race Sprint catastrophic, doubts in the box, increasing pressure. But according to Gabarrini, it is precisely in these moments that Pecco showed its solidity: " He had a fantastic warm-up, and in the race he reaped the rewards of a methodical approach »

The key? Don't panic. Gabarrini admits it: “You have to be prepared. Difficulty is always around the corner.”. » He also does not avoid the psychological impact of these failures, but remains stoic: " If you think about what Marc Marquez had to overcome, what we went through is nothing. »

I wish the entire Ducati knows that this return to the podium must be the beginning of a new cycle. The tests ofAragon This Monday will allow us to consolidate this progress. And if bagnaia continues on this path, with a rider who is confident again and a more balanced bike, the hunt for victory is open again. The message is clear: one detail can change everything. And bagnaia may have just found his.