Bagnaia Struggles with Same Issues at Italian Grand Prix

Francesco Bagnaia came third at the Mugello Sprint race and looked clearly upset about how things went. The Ducati rider has dealt with the same problems all season long without finding any real fixes. He starts races well but other riders pass him quickly and he cannot catch up. Bagnaia admits he knows he can go faster but something stops him from doing what he sees other riders do. His bike moves around at the front and does not turn the way he wants it to.

The Italian rider went four or five tenths slower compared to last year when he won the same Sprint race. He felt happy with how qualifying went and only made one small mistake that cost him a tenth of a second. During the race he felt good for the first few laps and thought he could fight with the leaders. After three or four laps his front tire stopped working properly and made everything much harder. He worries that tomorrow's longer race might make his front tire problems even worse.

Bagnaia hopes the cooler weather forecast might help his tires work better but he remains unsure about what to expect. This marks the ninth Grand Prix weekend where he has faced similar issues with his bike. The rider wants his team to try a completely different approach to solve these ongoing problems that have hurt his championship chances.