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| Why Pecco Bagnaia Thinks Testing the Old Ducati GP24 Could Help Fix His GP25 Struggles. |
Pecco Bagnaia is having a rough 2025 MotoGP season so far, and things didn’t get any easier at the Aragon GP. Even though he qualified fourth, he finished 12th in the sprint race and didn’t score any points. Not the kind of weekend he was hoping for.
So, what’s going on with Pecco and his Ducati GP25? He’s been struggling a lot with front wheel lock-up when braking, which caused him to run wide at Turn 7 during the sprint. He’s honestly a bit lost trying to figure out why the bike isn’t working for him.
Could testing the older GP24 bike help?
When asked if he should try the GP24 bike during the post-race test on Monday, Pecco gave an interesting take. He thinks it might actually be more helpful for another rider — someone who’s still fresh on the GP24 — to test out the GP25 instead.
“I don’t know if switching to the GP24 would really help me because I need to keep riding the ’25 and can’t just swap bikes,” he said. “But maybe a rider like Alex Marquez or Franky Morbidelli trying the ’25 after riding the ’24 could give us more insights. Alex would probably be the best pick for that.”
He also mentioned that everyone on the team is focused on improving the current bike, so trying experiments like this isn’t that easy right now.
Why was Aragon so tough for Pecco?
Pecco admitted he already expected a tough race day because of problems he felt during the morning FP2 session. He just couldn’t get a good feel for the bike.
“In qualifying, I pushed really hard and took some risks to start P4. But during the sprint, I tried everything I could, and still couldn’t really push,” he said.
He struggled a lot with understeer and heavy front wheel lock-up when braking hard. When he tried to brake at the same spot as the rider ahead at Turn 7, the front locked up and he went wide.
Looking ahead to the next race day, Pecco said the team will try some different setups, including switching to medium tires, which might help reduce the understeer.
Still tight with the team despite the struggles
Even though Pecco is now 84 points behind his teammate and championship leader Marc Marquez, he made it clear that his relationship with the Ducati team is solid.
“I don’t get why everyone’s asking if I’m still working with my team. We’re all in this together,” Pecco said. “We know it’s a tough time, but the whole team is working hard to figure out what’s wrong — me on the bike and them behind the scenes.”
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