Ducati\u2019<\/a>s Bagnaia doesn\u2019t believe any of these are legitimate solutions, noting that the biggest danger in race starts now being the frequency of them.<\/p>\n\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a solution, making more distance between the riders, or even just put two riders in more lines,\u201d he said on Saturday at Mugello.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I hope they think of another solution, and we can give another solution.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, removing the rear and front ride height devices will not make a big change.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe things that make more crashes are because we\u2019re starting more and we have more races.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd also the bikes are all fast, because if you consider 2011, 2012, 2013, six bikes were fast; all the others were slow. So, it\u2019s difficult to compare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bagnaia did note that 12 riders came to the safety commission on Friday at Mugello, but says everyone is still needed to attend so the grid can start to vote on matters more.<\/p>\n
\u201c12. We were more. And like this, we can have more ideas, we can share more information, and it\u2019s better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just hope for the future we will increase the number of riders, so we can also think to change things by vote, because if you are only 12 you can\u2019t vote; you need to have everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s already a step in front, so I hope it will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati Corse, 2026 Italian MotoGP<\/p>\n
\u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n
Launch problems dog Bagnaia at Mugello sprint<\/p>\n
Bagnaia finished seventh in Saturday\u2019s sprint at Mugello, after a poor launch from sixth on the grid sent him backwards.<\/p>\n
Poor launches have been a common theme for Bagnaia this year, who says he cannot get his Ducati to not wheelie when he releases the clutch.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy start was always very good, two years ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was one of the best at releasing the clutch, along with [Jorge] Martin, and in overtaking riders.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd the bike never wheelied. It just touched the ground and accelerated.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, as soon as I start to release the clutch, releasing the clutch very slowly, it starts to wheely and it never comes back.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it\u2019s difficult to change something because if I release the clutch like I want, the bike wheelies and I always go backwards at the start.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, in the race, I started very slow on the clutch, but as soon as I arrive to 80% of releasing, it starts wheelying. Until I put second gear, it didn\u2019t come back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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