{"id":241933,"date":"2025-10-26T11:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241933\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T11:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:56:05","slug":"michelin-reveals-cause-of-francesco-bagnaias-malaysian-gp-dnf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241933\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelin reveals cause of Francesco Bagnaia\u2019s Malaysian GP DNF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Francesco Bagnaia<\/a>\u2019s late retirement from third place in the Malaysian Grand Prix was caused by a rear tyre puncture, Michelin has revealed.<\/p>\n

Polesitter Bagnaia appeared on course for a podium position at the Sepang International Circuit on Sunday, despite losing the lead to eventual race winner Alex Marquez<\/a> on the second lap and then dropping behind KTM\u2019s Pedro Acosta<\/a> on lap 13.<\/p>\n

However, three laps from the finish, the Italian slowed down with what appeared to be a mechanical issue, as TV cameras caught him looking over his shoulder to the rear of the Ducati.<\/p>\n

He was able to nurse the bike back to the pitlane, where he retired from the race.<\/p>\n

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MotoGP\u2019s official tyre supplier Michelin has now explained that an unexpected puncture resulted in his exit from the race.<\/p>\n

“We found a hole caused by a piece of carbon, something on the track,\u201d Michelin MotoGP boss Piero Taramasso explained to Italian television. “Pecco felt the bike starting to behave strangely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a shame because he was doing well, he had managed the start of the race well and still had more to give.<\/p>\n

“For one or two laps, he felt like he was behaving a little strangely. Then the pressure dropped significantly on the next lap.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to analyse the data to see exactly how much he lost, but within two laps, he immediately realised something was wrong and had to retire.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team<\/p>\n

Photo by: Asif Zubairi \/ Motorsport Network<\/a><\/p>\n

While a full analysis is yet to be completed, Michelin suspects debris could be responsible for the puncture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe puncture was in the center of the rear tyre, so Pecco felt that the bike was starting to behave strangely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he came back in, we looked at it and saw that the pressure was between 0.6 and 0.7, and then we found the hole, a piece of carbon or something on the track.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a shame because he was doing well, he had managed the start of the race well and still had more to give.\u201d<\/p>\n

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