Dall’Igna on Bagnaia: “We want to give him the send-off he deserves!”

In Qatar, Ducati factory rider Pecco Bagnaia suffered a major setback. In the MotoGP Sprint, he was taken out on the first lap by Gresini rider Fermin Aldeguer. Bagnaia sustained two fractures to his right foot and several bruises all over his body in the crash. On 10 November, the Italian underwent successful surgery in Turin to repair the fractures to his fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.

The injury is doubly bitter. For one thing, it is uncertain whether Bagnaia will be able to compete in the final two events of the season in Portimão and Valencia – and thus bring his eight-year chapter with Ducati to a fitting conclusion. Furthermore, Bagnaia had been enjoying a strong weekend in the Doha desert right up until the fateful crash. He was fast, and top finishes in both the Sprint and the Grand Prix would have been possible.

Dall’Igna on Bagnaia: “It was a joy to see him back on the track like that!”

Ducati Corse CEO Gigi Dall’Igna is also well aware that Bagnaia could have achieved a great deal in Qatar. “Pecco had been riding masterfully since the first free practice sessions – fast, precise and competitive. It was a joy to see him back on the track like that,” emphasised Dall’Igna in his analysis on LinkedIn. “He could have been battling with the strongest riders at the front of the pack, but in the early stages of the race he was the victim of a violent collision with another rider. Through no fault of his own, he was suddenly thrown from his motorbike. It was a violent crash that was hard to watch even on television; fortunately, it had only minor consequences.”

One thing is clear: Pecco Bagnaia will leave no stone unturned to ensure he can compete at Portimão and the season finale in Valencia. “We don’t know exactly when he’ll be back on track, but we can’t wait to see him back in the pits so we can give him the send-off he deserves in these last two races of the season,” says Gigi Dall’Igna.

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