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Francesco Bagnaia sees Italian MotoGP as pivotal for remainder of 2025 season, doubts over 355mm brakes at Mugello.
Francesco Bagnaia has acknowledged that his performance at the upcoming Italian MotoGP at Mugello will be indicative of his success for the rest of the 2025 season. He recently made a switch to a larger 355mm front disc during warm-up at Aragon to improve his confidence with the Ducati GP25. Despite his impressive track record at Mugello and high expectations, Bagnaia doubts that the brake change completely resolved his issues and realizes the track layout may not be suitable for the larger brakes. He emphasized the importance of starting the weekend with a good feeling and setup to keep up with his teammate, Marc Marquez. Bagnaia understood the significance of the Mugello race in assessing his competitiveness for the remainder of the season and expressed his determination to improve his performance session by session. As Mugello’s characteristics favor the standard 340mm discs, he planned to revert to them to avoid potential brake temperature issues and aimed to secure his second victory of the season.
