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Pecco Bagnaia “had a small issue” before crashing out of a podium place in Sunday’s Le Mans MotoGP.
Pecco Bagnaia’s strong performance at Le Mans ended in disappointment as he crashed out of second place during the French MotoGP.
Despite a challenging start from pole position, Bagnaia fought his way back to second behind Marco Bezzecchi.
However, a front-end issue affected his confidence, leading to the crash on lap 16 of 27.
Bagnaia explained that the same issue had occurred in the previous race in Spain, but he and the team are working on solutions.
Despite the setback, Bagnaia remains optimistic for the upcoming Catalunya round, aiming to improve and compete with Aprilia.
After Bagnaia’s crash, Aprilia secured a podium sweep at the French MotoGP with Martin, Bezzecchi, and Ogura finishing in the top three.
