Black weekend
Chews bitterly, inevitably Davide Tardozzi. After 88 consecutive races there is no longer a Ducati on the podium. Instead, there are two Aprilias, which in addition to winning the Grand Prix with Marco Bezzecchi have monopolized the top-5 by placing all four bikes up there at the top, where it was usually the Borgo Panigale patrol that dictated the law. After the winter tests it was expected that the distances between Noale and Bologna would have shortened, but in Buriram the supremacy of Aprilia was clear.
Interviewed by Sky Sports MotoGPTardozzi sportingly recognized the merits of his rivals, highlighting the excellent work that Aprilia and Marco Bezzecchi are carrying out since 2025, who has clearly risen in level and has now become one of the reference riders in MotoGP. “Aprilia did an excellent job and Bezzecchi is in splendid shape – recognized Tardozzi – but both have been doing well since the middle of last season. Before the accident, Marquez had also always struggled to beat Bezzecchi. He beat him several times, but it was tough. Hats off to Aprilia, Bezzecchi and Trackhouse because they worked very well. We have to work and move forward on what we are thinking. You don’t have to keep anything in drawers anymore and take out everything there is, but I think Gigi [Dall’Igna] be absolutely aware of this. We need to put the Ducati riders in a position to compete for the podium again.”. A statement that suggests the existence of some innovations coming to Ducati.
Four slaps
“Bagnaia? All the riders suffered from the change in conditions between testing and this weekend – added the Ducati manager, when asked to comment on the three-time world champion’s difficult start to the championship – something has changed and the performances of all the Ducatis have changed, while those of Acosta and the Aprilias have not. It’s not an excuse, we need to evaluate why. There is a track component that had a negative impact. Dall’Igna is on track on this for the future too. Here we took four slaps from Apriliabut there will be other tracks that will define the true values, apart from Brazil which is a new track and does not make judgements. Austin, Qatar and Jerez will tell us what the reality of things is. Acosta? The entire paddock has known that he is a good driver for years. We need to put our riders to compete for the podium. Pecco is certainly performing well, I repeat this despite a bad race“.
