Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia has branded the latest Dutch Grand Prix his “greatest weekend” of a troubled 2025 MotoGP season and needs to “restart” from it this weekend in Germany.
The German Grand Prix on the Sachsenring sees the double world champion – a earlier winner on the occasion – come into it trailing standings chief Marc Marquez by 126 factors.
On the final two races at Mugello and Assen, Pecco Bagnaia suffered defeats for the primary time since 2021, as team-mate Marc Marquez stormed to double wins at each occasions.
Bagnaia was 2.666s off Marquez in third within the Dutch Grand Prix having certified forward of him in second as he continues to search for an enchancment for his lack of entrance finish feeling on the GP25.
However the Italian believes he involves the German Grand Prix off the again of his “greatest weekend” of the yr.
“I feel we simply have to restart from the place we completed in Assen,” he advised MotoGP’s official web site.
“It’s true that within the race the issues didn’t arrive like I anticipated, however we had been there once more for a second week in a row combating for the lead and it is a nice step in entrance.
“Taking the positives, we simply had the most effective weekend to this point in Assen.
“So, we simply have to restart from that time and work nicely with the staff like we did in Assen and attempt to be nearer.
“It’s true that Marc on this observe is tremendous robust and it’s the strongest circuit for him.
“So, let’s attempt to observe his driving, attempt to analyse all the pieces throughout the weekend and be nearer.”
Bagnaia’s Ducati team-mate Marquez received the German Grand Prix yearly between 2013 and 2021, and was second final yr after beginning thirteenth on the grid.
Constructing on why he felt Assen was the most effective spherical of the season for him, Bagnaia defined: “I feel it’s the work we did throughout the weekend.
“It’s true that my feeling this season is completely different and we simply have to adapt to it.
“However we labored in a greater method, with extra laps throughout the periods and analysing extra issues.
“We didn’t change the bike an excessive amount of throughout the weekend and that was tremendous helpful. So, we simply want to begin from it and replica the identical technique.”
