“It’s true that this GP for me was always super good because the layout of the track suits my style very well.
But with a result like this can be a point of start.
If we continue like this, I promise that we will arrive again and we'll be back there to fight for the wins,” Bagnaia added.
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Rather than searching for an immediate breakthrough, Bagnaia is collaborating with Ducati to make a gradual progression back up the racing grid.
The two-time MotoGP champion sees clear signs of progress but notes that specific technical obstacles still remain before he can challenge for victories again.
“It's quite clear that we are struggling,” he said.
“We are missing rear grip, also compared to other Ducati, so we are trying to follow another way,” Bagnaia remarked regarding the performance gap.
“In my case, in the last two seasons, the bike started to have a different balance, and we are just trying to move back the balance in the position I prefer, and the results are arriving,” he pointed out about the setup changes.
“So we just move forward a little, step by step, but we are arriving, and I'm pretty sure that in the future we'll be there fighting with them,” Bagnaia continued.
“I think we are missing rear grip.
With the Aprilia, it looks like you can enter faster in the corner because you can turn more,” Bagnaia added when analyzing the deficit to the dominant Aprilia bikes.
“But we are working on it and we are trying to work on it.
And the next race is Balaton, where the level of grip is high, so maybe we will have less issues.
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And then the other two, Brno has amazing grip and Assen has good grip, so I think we can be competitive,” Bagnaia concluded.
