P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Pecco Bagnaia has scored 213 points this year compared to 381 for teammate and runaway championship leader Marc Marquez.
According to former engineer Juan Martinez, Pecco Bagnaia’s struggles at Ducati began when Marc Marquez was announced as his teammate for the 2025 MotoGP season. Ducati revealed in June last year that Marquez would join the factory team, creating an all-star lineup with Bagnaia. While it was expected that the teammates would be closely matched, Marquez outperformed Bagnaia in the first half of the season. Bagnaia has faced difficulties with the 2025-spec Desmosedici, partly due to not being comfortable with the bike. Martinez believes that Bagnaia’s issues started when the broader paddock pitted him against Marquez. Despite winning the Americas GP and achieving podium finishes, Bagnaia trails behind Alex Marquez in the championship, the only blemish in Ducati’s otherwise successful season of winning 10 grands prix and all sprint races.
