Overview
- General manager Gigi Dall’Igna called the Mandalika weekend “difficult to digest” and urged calm and patience while the team reviews the data.
- Team manager Davide Tardozzi says the same revised GP25 package was used in Japan and Indonesia and that engineers are working to identify the cause of Bagnaia’s sudden lack of feeling.
- Reporting confirms Bagnaia ran the ‘Motegi’ engine again in Indonesia, alternating with an earlier unit, and an extra engine per rider becomes available for the final four rounds starting at Phillip Island.
- Ducati has pledged to protect Bagnaia emotionally and focus on putting him in a position to perform at the upcoming Australian and Malaysian rounds.
- Relations with VR46 remain strained after director Uccio Salucci publicly revealed that Bagnaia rode Franco Morbidelli’s bike in the post‑Misano test.