Overview

• Team manager Davide Tardozzi said the factory still does not know what went wrong at Mandalika and confirmed Gigi Dall’Igna’s group is working to diagnose the issue this week.
• Bagnaia qualified 16th, finished last in the Sprint, and crashed in the grand prix just days after a dominant double win at Motegi on a revised GP25.
• Ducati stated the same package was used in Japan and Indonesia and will focus on restoring Bagnaia’s feeling for Phillip Island, expressing confidence in his speed and noting other riders showed the bike’s potential.
• Tardozzi previously vowed to “protect” Bagnaia after describing him as emotionally devastated, with the rider leaving both Misano and Indonesia without speaking to the media.
• Relations with VR46 were tested when Uccio Salucci disclosed Bagnaia rode Franco Morbidelli’s GP24 fitted with a GP25 engine at the Misano test, a revelation Ducati said left them surprised.