{"id":732746,"date":"2026-06-12T22:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732746\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T22:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:40:12","slug":"you-will-lose-the-place-bagnaia-identifies-motogps-best-starting-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732746\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYou will lose the place\u201d &#8211; Bagnaia identifies MotoGP\u2019s best starting bike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pecco Bagnaia says the best starting machine in MotoGP isn\u2019t a Ducati, Aprilia or KTM.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/teams\/repsol-honda-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Honda<\/a> RC213V, a bike that is currently just fourth in the constructors\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that right now, Honda is the one that starts better,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/911999\/francesco-bagnaia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bagnaia<\/a> said during the Balaton Park weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are close to a Honda at the start, literally, you will lose the place, your position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gng_1297189_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Luca Marini, practice start, MotoGP 2026. \" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Luca Marini, practice start, MotoGP 2026.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>The Honda\u2019s starting prowess has been known for some time, with factory rider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/973240\/luca-marini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luca Marini<\/a> revealing he set a new Honda 0-100km\/h record (thought to be under 2.0 seconds) during a practice start at Barcelona last season.<\/p>\n<p>Marini had added that the start time was \u201cmuch better\u201d than anything he had managed as a VR46 Ducati rider.<\/p>\n<p>Bagnaia, meanwhile, has been struggling with starts on his factory<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/teams\/ducati-lenovo-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Ducati<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gng_1322287_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Pecco Bagnaia, 2026 Hungarian MotoGP. \" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Pecco Bagnaia, 2026 Hungarian MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we lost the [start] performance compared to 2024. Last year it&#8217;s true that we were starting quite good, but the bike was wheelieing a lot and this year too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstanding why is not easy but the thing that we tried on Sunday at Mugello, \u00a0on electronics side, was better. So maybe from now we will improve our starts&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bagnaia went on to suffer more wheelspin at the start of the Hungarian MotoGP, but this time it proved fortunate, keeping him out of the Turn 1 accident.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pecco Bagnaia says the best starting machine in MotoGP isn\u2019t a Ducati, Aprilia or KTM. 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