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Ducati ‘asking’ Pecco Bagnaia ‘to take a another step’ amid 2025 MotoGP struggles
According to Ducati MotoGP boss Davide Tardozzi, the overall competition level has improved more relative to Pecco Bagnaia’s progress, and he is urged to step up. Bagnaia, with two world titles in the past three years and 11 GP wins in 2024, was expected to challenge Marc Marquez strongly this season but has struggled to match the pace. Despite winning just one race in the first six rounds and facing setbacks in French GP, Bagnaia is 51 points behind his teammate. Ducati is working to rebuild Bagnaia’s confidence and requests him to raise his performance levels further. Tardozzi emphasizes the importance of Bagnaia believing in his potential and improving his performance in crucial phases to compete with Marquez.
