Ducati MotoGP boss Davide Tardozzi says “the general level” has “risen more than Pecco Bagnaia has improved” and is “asking him༒ to take a further step forward”.

Twice a world champion in the las three years and winner of 11 grands prix in 2024 as he narrowly missed the title, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pecco Bagnaia was expected to pose a stiffer challenge to new team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez this season.

However, Bagnaia has struggled to match Marc Marquez’s pace and has been regularly bested by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Marquez too on the year-old Gresini-run Ducati.

Winning just one race from the first six rounds - the Americas GP, where Marc Marquez cr♏ashed out of the lead - Bagnaia is currently 51 points adrift of 🐓his team-mate in the standings after a luckless French GP last week saw him score no points.

Bagnaia has complained that the 2025 Ducati doesn’t have what he needs to attack on the front end like he used to and that he can’t ride around the issues in the same wꦑay Marc Marquez can.

Ducati makes Pecco Bagnaia request

Tardozzi has told Speedweek that Ducati is “wo🍨rking hard to restore his confidence” but says he needs to raise his level more too.

“The 2025 bike is only slightlꦯy be🎀tter than the 2024,” he began.

“It is clear that the general lev൩el we are seeing this season has risen more than Bagnaia hꩵas improved.

“Therefore, he is asked to take a further stepꦉ forward and believe in 💜his potential.

“On certain tracks he was even faster than in the last world cha𓆏mpꦿionship.

“As a team we are working hard to restore his confidence. He has always been the strongest😼 in braking and corner entry.

“We 𝄹have the data in hand🉐 and know where he is fast.

“If he can become competitive again in those phases, t🦩hen he can fight with Marc.”

Tardozzi also insists that Bagnaia hasn’t mentally struggled with🎀 being Marquez’s team-mat🗹e this season.

“He is not mentally suf꧒fering from his presence, but it’s about something else that we havꦏen’t found out yet,” he added.

“Pecco hardly mentions it and they shake hands and talk to each othe🍰r - details that make it clear they get along well.

“I repeat 🍷this o꧙ften, but people don’t believe me.”