Overview

• Bagnaia has just one win from the first 15 rounds and, after a season-worst 21st in Barcelona qualifying, he recovered to seventh in the race with a different swingarm.
• The double champion says he has tried every direction but cannot yet adapt to the core characteristics of Ducati’s GP25.
• Ducati’s video from Barcelona captured Marquez urging Bagnaia to arrive at tracks with a clean slate, and he later said he does not want to see his team-mate suffering and believes he can climb out of the hole.
• Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna publicly vowed to help Bagnaia regain his feeling with the bike rather than give up on the current project.
• With engines frozen and any return to the 2024 spec requiring both riders to agree, Marquez signaled he won’t switch designs, even as Misano’s race weekend and test provide a chance to evaluate setup options.