Francesco Bagnaia says Ducati’s MotoGP squad is still seeking answers for the “dangerous” issue that forced him to retire from the French Grand Prix sprint.
Bagnaia had qualified second behind championship leader Jorge Martin, but was down to 14th by the end of lap 1 following a dreadful start on his GP24. Lacking the speed to mount any sort of recovery, the Italian then ran wide over the gravel at the exit of Turn 7 on the third lap, rejoining the track at the rear of the field.
It's not easy to understand when these kinds of things happen, but my team is so good and we will solve everything.” Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Bagnaia said he was left with no option but to return to the pitlane, as it was no longer safe to continue the race. “I retired because something was not... it was dangerous,” he admitted. “I'm not the guy that wants to retire.
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