Francesco Bagnaia grabbed an unexpected first victory of 2025 at a dramatic MotoGP Americas Grand Prix, the win fortuitous in that his factory Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez crashed out of a healthy lead, gifting the race to Bagnaia. At a circuit where Marquez had traditionally excelled and Bagnaia had not yet won, the success came
Francesco Bagnaia took full advantage of his factory Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez crashing out of the lead to take an emotional victory in a chaotic Americas GP. Bagnaia made no mistake after inheriting the lead from Marquez, who had won every sprint and grand prix of the season up until today. The error was enough
Francesco Bagnaia says his confidence is returning after a stirring battle with factory Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez on the first lap of Saturday’s Americas GP sprint. While Marquez ultimately led every lap of the race to maintain his perfect win record in 2025, Bagnaia nosed ahead of his team-mate on no less than three occasions
Until Lewis Hamilton landed at Maranello this past January, Charles Leclerc was widely seen as the cornerstone of the Scuderia’s project. The Monegasque driver joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016, two years before making a low-key Formula 1 debut in 2018 with Sauber. Similarly, Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia started in MotoGP with a satellite team
Francesco Bagnaia says he is only 50% sure about Ducati’s 2025 MotoGP engine due to the negative impact it has had on braking performance. Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia has been trialling a new motor developed by Ducati during this week’s Sepang test, but his initial reaction so far has been mixed. On one hand, the
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has advised his protege Francesco Bagnaia to ‘not fall into Marc Marquez’s traps’ as the two pair up at the factory Ducati team this year. Double champion Bagnaia is set for his biggest MotoGP challenge in 2025, with former Honda star Marquez joining him as a team-mate after starring performances with Gresini
