Bagnaia, last in the Sprint at the Indonesian GP: "What happened is unacceptable"

Fourteenth in the Indonesian Sprint, Francesco Bagnaia finished his session in last place among the riders who crossed the finish line. A puzzling performance after his recent victory in Motegi, Japan.

Published 04/10/2025 à 12:59

Mathieu Chambenoit

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Bagnaia, last in the Sprint at the Indonesian GP: "What happened is unacceptable"

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The weekends follow one another and are not alike. In this case, Pecco Bagnaia is experiencing another very delicate test at Mandalika on the sidelines of the Indonesian GP of MotoGPWhile Marc Márquez managed to move up to seventh in the field, his Ducati teammate was unable to escape from the back of the grid, after a very disappointing qualifying for the Italian.

"The only good thing to report is that Motegi passed and I had the best possible weekend there, declared Francesco Bagnaia to DAZN in SpainI know for a fact that with the potential I had there, I have nothing to prove. Today's events are completely beyond my control. I was the victim of uncontrollable movements.

A phenomenon for Bagnaia?

The face of Ducati's success in recent years, Francesco Bagnaia is experiencing a virtually anonymous 2025 season. Having struggled on the GP25, the Italian rider seemed to have regained a positive momentum when the few improvements he had been suggesting for many months were implemented on his machine. However, just a few days after the Japanese GP, the Indonesian GP seems to be adding to the long list of his missed opportunities.

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"What happened today is technically unacceptable, the Transalpine was getting annoyedI'll go to the pits later to talk to the team. Five days ago, I was winning by two seconds, and now I'm doing what I did. It's impossible. I can't explain it, I want them to explain it to me.

Visibly upset by a particular configuration, adopting a speech similar to the one for which he apologized at Mugello, Francesco Bagnaia is ultimately not out of the woods, and will have to approach the Indonesian GP in a undoubtedly more conquering position if he wishes to obtain an honorable result.

Mathieu Chambenoit

Responsible for the single-seater categories (F2, F3, FRECA, Eurocup-3, F4...), I enjoy discussing F1, Endurance, or MotoGP.

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Franck Ducourtioux

05/10/2025 at 07:33 a.m.

The guy crushes the competition in Japan, after the sacred of the penguin, letting him win again in Indonesia, would have proven what I was saying, namely that Ducati did everything so that the penguin wins the CDM. This CDM MOTOGP is a gag, a monumental scam

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