{"id":169705,"date":"2025-09-26T05:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/169705\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T05:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:35:09","slug":"francesco-bagnaia-makes-unconventional-change-marc-marquezs-championship-without-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/169705\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesco Bagnaia makes \u201cunconventional\u201d change, Marc Marquez’s championship \u201cwithout rivals\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Francesco Bagnaia says he will be able to pursue the \u201cunconventional\u201d change made to his Ducati GP25 at the Misano test during this weekend\u2019s Japanese MotoGP.<\/p>\n

The double world champion is yet to reveal the exact nature of the modifications, which helped restore some of the front-end feeling he has been missing all season.<\/p>\n

The only clue he gave is that: “It’s a type of work that has never been done.”<\/p>\n

Sky Italia, who report Bagnaia is using the 2024 fork and swingarm, quotes Bagnaia<\/a> as saying: \u201cI know Ducati tried to ensure the path they followed was the same as the Misano tests.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a bit unconventional; it wasn’t easy to imagine it could be used here, but they succeeded: we’ll work in that direction.”<\/p>\n

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Adding to the intrigue, the Italian described the changes as being “not totally, but partly\u201d what he tried at Misano.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a year ago, Bagnaia claimed a perfect double win at Motegi.<\/p>\n

“I was going really fast, I hope I can get even a little bit of that feeling back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Marc <\/p>\n

Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia<\/p>\n

While Bagnaia seeks to end a ten-race podium drought, team-mate Marc Marquez<\/a> holds a 182-point championship lead over brother Alex and has his first chance to wrap up the title on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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“I think there’s little to add to what he’s done this season,\u201d Bagnaia said of the #93.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially with the GP25: he’s the only one who could ride it at 100%.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s been almost a championship without rivals\u2026 and he’s been unbeatable.”<\/p>\n

While Marc has won 11 out of 16 grands prix and 14 Sprints, Bagnaia\u2019s COTA win – after Marc crashed from the lead – is the only other victory by a GP25 rider.<\/p>\n

With Alex Marquez 93 points ahead in second, Bagnaia now faces a new threat for third in the standings from Aprilia\u2019s Marco Bezzecchi, who is just eight points behind.<\/p>\n

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