Pecco Bagnaia has backtracked on feedback made after the Argentina MotoGP spherical that he may swap again to the 2024 Ducati in America following a troublesome begin to 2025.
The double world champion has been resoundingly bested by his manufacturing unit Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez within the opening two rounds of 2025, with even Gresini’s Alex Marquez on the GP24 out of Pecco Bagnaia’s attain.
Marc Marquez has gained all races run thus far in 2025, whereas Bagnaia has two dash thirds and a grand prix third and fourth on his scorecard thus far.
Coming into this weekend’s Americas GP, Bagnaia presently sits 31 factors adrift of Marc Marquez within the standings.
After Argentina, Bagnaia informed the media: “Possibly from the following race onwards I’ll return to the GP24, as a result of in the meanwhile my emotions are very unusual.”
This remark got here as a shock given the present model of the GP25 may be very near its predecessor, after Ducati elected to bin its 2025 engine and in addition proceed with the 2024 chassis and aero kits for the opening races.
On Thursday on the Americas GP, Bagnaia has backtracked on this assertion, claiming that he misspoke and didn’t put throughout what he meant to say in English.
“Unluckily, I’m not superb at explaining issues in English, possibly, as a result of what I wished to elucidate is I wish to be again to my feeling of the GP24,” he mentioned.
“I don’t wish to swap to the GP24, additionally as a result of it’s not attainable.
“So, I do know the brand new bike has a greater potential, Marc is displaying it. So, I simply have to focus and discover again my feeling.”
On the place he’s dropping out on the GP25, Bagnaia revealed: “Analysing the efficiency, I’m lacking within the entrance to the corners – entry pace to the corners.
“That was a peculiarly good level from my driving model. So, we have now to deal with it and attempt to enhance.”
This weekend’s Americas GP is anticipated to be dominated by Bagnaia’s team-mate Marc Marquez, given the latter’s report of seven victories at COTA since 2013.
Bagnaia solely has one COTA podium to his credit score in MotoGP from 2021, whereas final yr he endured a troublesome weekend and will solely give you a fifth-place end within the grand prix.
However he believes he “may be quicker right here in comparison with Argentina”.
“I really feel prepared like at all times,” he mentioned.
“We’re doing at all times an excellent job at dwelling. We practice properly and we attempt to analyse the whole lot by way of what I can do higher.
“With my supervisor Gianluca [Falcioni] we analysed various things.
“With my coach Carlo [Casabianca] we did different issues. So, I believe we ready properly the race weekend and we have now to attempt to enhance.
“It’s clear that it was not the best begin by way of feeling, however I completed all of the races within the high 4. So, we have now simply to be calm and proceed working like I’m doing.
“I really feel good as a result of I do know I may be quicker right here in comparison with Argentina, which was at all times a troublesome monitor for me in each class.
“So, I’ll attempt to be aggressive from Friday morning and proceed enhancing as a result of I do know the potential right here may be greater.”
