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Bagnaia's final hope extinguished? Mugello reviewed (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2025-06-23 13:43:37 +0000 UTCAfter the big hints of a breakthrough at Aragon, Pecco Bagnaia came to his home MotoGP track Mugello - where he traditionally excels and far from a Marc Marquez stronghold - and… didn’t even finish on the grand prix podium as Marquez took another maximum score.
How bad was that for Bagnaia’s season, and why did it happen? Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer debate what might be Bagnaia’s most painful 2025 low so far on The Race MotoGP Podcast.
As Bagnaia fell back, at least Alex Marquez was there to take the fight to Marc - but how hard was he really fighting? The siblings’ (conspicuously gentle?) approach to racing each other is another hot topic after the Italian Grand Prix, as is stewarding after yet another Franco Morbidelli incident.
We also tackle plenty of questions from The Race Members’ Club on topics including Yamaha and Honda’s awful weekends, the power balance between Maverick Vinales and Pedro Acosta at KTM, and where Fabio Di Giannantonio’s sudden performance came from.
Comments
Martyn Morris
Surely the penalty for taking someone out of the race should be a ride through. If you end someone's race, your race should also be ruined. A long lap is way too lenient and it's not going to disincentivise this kind of behaviour. If anything riders might start using it strategically.
Graham Lee
Can Michelin introduce their new front tyre for 2026 please? Just say, here it is....now get on with it! Certainly make their last year in MotoGP more exciting than the last few.
