MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa doesn't spare Pecco Bagnaia: "He didn't start the race with determination"

Dani Pedrosa, now a consultant for DAZN, gave his analysis of the French MotoGP Grand Prix; of course, he mentioned the case of Pecco Bagnaia, who undoubtedly experienced one of the worst weekends of his careerA zero point on Sunday leaves him 51 points behind world championship leader Marc Marquez. Le Mans has never smiled on the Ducati factory driver since his arrival in the premier class, but at this point, there must be an explanation. And Dani Pedrosa has a theory.

The Spaniard believes the departure played a big role in the disaster that followed. « He completely missed both Saturday and Sunday.. It must be said that during the GP, he arrived very slowly at the apex. We see how everyone overtakes him, outside as well as inside. There he finds Bastianini and bites the vibrator inside » he declared for DAZN.

 

 

According to Dani Pedrosa, it's all about trust. By the time of the "second" start, Bagnaia was no longer in it. "When he was on the grid, I think he realized that his strategy was not the right one. On the sighting lap, he raised his arms at one point, as if to say: " It's not possible, I was wrong again! "I think he lost confidence in his strategy and didn't start the race with determination. That's why he braked a little early. » he added.

Pedrosa also suspects a potential technical problem that affected many drivers at Le Mans. « Maybe he couldn't get the Holeshot Device to engage.. That's why he braked harder than usual. But everyone still overtook him, he had no more confidence and I think that's what prevented him from approaching this first bend calmly. » he concluded.

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