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Ducati, an enthusiastic Pecco Bagnaia already sends signals to Marc Marquez

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Pecco Bagnaia remains in high spirits after the second day of winter testing in Sepang, thanks to a newfound confidence with his Ducati. Already positive on Tuesday, after the first day, the Piedmontese rider confirmed his good feelings again on Wednesday. And the reason, in his words, is clear: with the GP26, the problems in braking that have heavily conditioned his performance for the entire 2025 MotoGP season seem definitively overcome. And, from this point of view, teammate Marc Marquez is also warned.

Marco Enzo VenturiniPecco Bagnaia unabashedly on Marc Marquez, the umbrellas and future in cars

Pecco Bagnaia was a guest of Alessandro Cattelan in the'last episode of sui podcast Supernova.
"With Marquez I had no problems living together. He aa understood how to behave, how to keep a pleasant climate in the team, the relationship was very good".
"On the track you can also quarrel or create tensions, especially when one receives something more than the other, but in Ducati this does not happen".
"We both receive updates at the same time, without favoritism".
"Marquez in Honda according to him chose specifications that were not suitable for everyone, but that he liked and suited his riding style".
"Umbrellas are very much needed, they are not there for beauty".
"When it is hot I am most useful and even more so if it is then raining, between gloves to keep dry and the helmet in which not to let the water".
"The flat tire this'year? Crazy, it has never happened to anyone".
"For the future, the idea is to move to four wheels as a tester or ambassador for brands like Pagani, of which I am a big fan".

“Returning to the top is a thought that gives me a good taste in my mouth. It charges me a lot, and I want to live 100% this feeling”, indeed admitted Bagnaia speaking with ‘Sky Sport MotoGP’. Then Pecco analyzed the reasons for his optimism on Wednesday in Sepang: “Like yesterday, it was a good day. This morning I tried the new parts that came in and found a new advantage. Among other things, the weather was also good, too bad for the afternoon rain that prevented us from finishing this test”.

Bagnaia then insisted on the answers that the Ducati is giving him, long-awaited throughout the past season. “Already it is positive, compared to 2025, to be able to ride pushing – smiled the Piedmontese -. In the morning came very good times, moreover while we were running in race configuration. Not having lapped in the afternoon we moreover kept a tire, useful for doing time attacks on Thursday. I think everyone’s references will definitely”.

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Words that thus echo those of Tuesday. “Fortunately, my feeling is very good, especially on the front of the bike on braking and entry, what we were looking for last year”” Bagnaia had said after Day 1 of testing in Sepang. The one that immediately had given him signs of newfound confidence with the Ducati.

“For now we focused on bringing forward the fairing and the tires: there are pros and cons, but I did the same time with both, so as a start it is positive. We tried the new bike, renewed in some aspects where we could intervene. Right away I felt good. Fortunately, the 2025 limit here seems not to be there”, Bagnaia had added.

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