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Pecco Bagnaia’s Thai MotoGP weekend goes downhill from FP1, never able to push in the race.
Pecco Bagnaia’s high hopes for a strong start to the MotoGP season were dashed as he finished in ninth place at the Thai Grand Prix.
Despite showing promise during winter testing and a fourth-place finish at the same circuit a week earlier, Bagnaia struggled throughout the race weekend.
His performance peaked with a seventh-place finish in FP1, but he failed to reach Q2 and faced challenges with wheelspin during the Sprint race.
Bagnaia finished in ninth place, the last of the full-time Ducati riders, behind teammate Fabio di Giannantonio in sixth.
With the absence of reigning champion Marc Marquez due to wheel rim damage, Bagnaia lamented the team’s struggles in managing tires and traction throughout the weekend.
Despite the disappointing outcome, Bagnaia remains hopeful to bounce back and regain their competitive edge in future races.
