{"id":42634,"date":"2025-09-25T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/42634\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:03:08","slug":"francesco-bagnaia-well-replicate-misano-solutions-at-motegi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/42634\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesco Bagnaia: \u201cWe’ll replicate\u201d Misano solutions at Motegi"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez has his first chance to seal the 2025 MotoGP title in Japan, Francesco Bagnaia is chasing his first podium in ten rounds.<\/p>\n

The double MotoGP<\/a> champion has been absent from the rostrum since before the summer break, at Sachsenring, and hasn\u2019t finished higher than seventh as he juggled with set-up during the past four rounds.<\/p>\n

But the Italian, now under pressure for third in the championship from Aprilia\u2019s Marco Bezzecchi, reported some \u2018solutions\u2019 to his season-long corner entry woes during the recent Misano test.<\/p>\n

The big question now is whether those changes will also prove effective at Motegi, a hard braking circuit where Bagnaia won both races last season.<\/p>\n

“At the Misano test, we tried a lot of stuff and found some solutions that we’ll replicate here to see if they can help us gain more confidence in our riding,\u201d Francesco Bagnaia<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Japanese track is tough, but very beautiful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe atmosphere and the welcome from the fans are special. We’re working to have a solid weekend and get closer to the top group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bagnaia took twelve top-three finishes, Sprint and Grand Prix, during the opening eleven rounds up to and including Germany.<\/p>\n

His only race victory so far this season came at COTA, after Marc Marquez fell from the lead.<\/p>\n

Gresini’s Alex Marquez currently separates Marc and Bagnaia in the world championship standings, and is the #93\u2019s last mathematical title opponent.<\/p>\n

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