Pecco Bagnaia: No hard feelings towards Aldeguer – looking ahead

Pecco Bagnaia had a strong weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix. On one of his favourite circuits, he finally felt comfortable again on his Ducati Desmosedici for the first time in a long while – he was among the fastest riders in both the free practice sessions and qualifying.

Then came the disaster in the MotoGP Sprint on Saturday, where, whilst running in fifth place on the first lap, he was taken out by his team-mate Fermin Aldeguer. Bagnaia suffered two fractures to his right foot and several bruises all over his body in the crash. He was flown back to Italy during the night between Saturday and Sunday, where he is due to undergo surgery.

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Bagnaia has since spoken out on social media. “It feels strange to say this, but Qatar was actually one of the best weekends of the season for me. Unfortunately, things don’t always go the way you’d like them to, no matter how hard you try to turn things around – there’s nothing you can do about it,” said the two-time MotoGP World Champion. “I’m really sorry, but I want to take the positives from this weekend, because we’ve been struggling with frustration for far too long. Thank you all very much for your messages. I’m fine.” He had no harsh words for Fermin Aldeguer, who caused the crash. The Gresini rider, for his part, apologised to Bagnaia and the Ducati-Lenovo team after the race for his mistake.

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