the sprint on Saturday in Hungary<\/a>, Bagnaia noted that the asphalt surface was breaking up at Turn 7 and showering him with stones when he was following other bikes.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut it\u2019s that slow that corner that it\u2019s not that difficult to stay on the line,\u201d he said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bigger problem is corner seven.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you are behind someone, it\u2019s like having a minigun in front of you for the stones that are coming out from the asphalt.<\/p>\n
\u201cNormally, when you do the asphalt too close to a race, it never lasts, because also in these conditions you feel the stones coming out.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, maybe in the future we need to know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m giving my 200%\u201d<\/p>\n
Bagnaia came through Q1 to qualify fifth, but ultimately dropped to ninth at the chequered flag having lost positions at the start.<\/p>\n
He blamed an overly-defensive Fermin Aldeguer for this, and believes he could have been higher up the order if the Gresini rider had taken Turn 1 normally.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I had a very good start, but then – honestly – I had some trouble entering into the first corner because [Fermin] Aldeguer was defending a bit too much over me and not overtaking others on the inside,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we both lost too many positions. Maybe if he was thinking more on the inside, maybe we were finishing corner one third and fourth.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut then he was trying to not let me pass, and I wasn\u2019t trying to overtake him, and we lost many positions; I lost much more than him.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bagnaia has struggled all weekend with a lack of traction, but believes Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez\u2019s step forward to take pole and victory on Saturday could offer him the way forward.<\/p>\n
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Marc Marquez, Pecco Bagnaia, 2026 Hungarian MotoGP.<\/p>\n
\u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m giving my 200% to be fast here, but my riding style doesn\u2019t suit anything to this track, and I\u2019m trying everything to kind of be able to close the line more in the exit of the corners from the chicane,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m struggling. I know that Marc in those corners is the best; he\u2019s the master of tight corners.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m trying to improve. I have to say that I\u2019m improving a lot, but I\u2019m losing a lot in acceleration, and we need to understand what I did because Marc yesterday was struggling and today did a very good step in front in terms of acceleration.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo, maybe we have the solution in the garage, and we try to have it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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