Francesco Bagnaia\u2019s struggles in the 2025 MotoGP season reached a new low in Barcelona last weekend (5\u20137 September) when he qualified 21st, but Marc Marquez has backed the Italian to \u201cjump from that hole\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Ducati Lenovo<\/a> teammates were filmed talking in a car during the Catalan Grand Prix weekend, a conversation published in Ducati\u2019s latest episode of its\u00a0Inside\u00a0behind-the-scenes YouTube series. Bagnaia explained the difficulties he\u2019s finding with the Desmosedici GP25, while Marquez offered him some support.<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, Marquez explained that it is in his interests for Bagnaia to \u201ccome back to his level\u201d because it will be important for Ducati\u2019s MotoGP<\/a> development.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are riders, and always you want to beat your teammate and you want to beat everybody, even if it\u2019s your brother,\u201d Marc Marquez<\/a> told MotoGP.com ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix.<\/p>\n \u201cBut you don\u2019t want to see anyone that is suffering like Pecco [Francesco Bagnaia] right now.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cI think it will be important for the Ducati project that Pecco comes back step-by-step to his level because it will be better for testing, to develop the bike.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has his team, he has his people around him that of course will give very good advice but, in the end, it\u2019s not easy for a rider when you are in a bad moment.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not easy, but it\u2019s even more difficult when every day you are with journalists [asking] always the same question. Difficult to forget.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he has enough talent to jump from that hole.\u201d<\/p>\n