Francesco Bagnaia has expressed his discontent regarding a video often shared on social media, which seemed to suggest that Ducati was preventing him from making adjustments to his bike. The Ducati rider stated that his comments were ‘completely taken out of context’.
After a disappointing performance at the Misano race, the rider was seen in a conversation with Fabio di Giannantonio from VR46 in a public space, which was recorded and broadcasted by the Spanish channel DAZN. Di Giannantonio suggested that Bagnaia was trying a bike adjustment he considered very ‘basic’. Bagnaia responded: ‘they don’t let me do it’, which triggered a wave of comments on social media.
Upon his arrival at the Red Bull Ring for the Austrian Grand Prix, Bagnaia rejected the accusations that Ducati had not supported him during his recent troubles and criticized DAZN for publishing the video. ‘I have said many times that the team is giving me full support,’ he declared.
Bagnaia considered that the content of the video did not reflect the complete conversation they had. ‘We were talking about a topic that is not totally secret because it was in a public space. The video is not complete and what I said at the end was not the most appropriate, but everyone can go through difficult moments and say things inappropriately,’ he added.
The rider clarified that he had already tried various adjustments to solve the grip problems of his vehicle. ‘What I meant to say is that I have tried and removed changes on several occasions, and Ducati doesn’t allow me to do it anymore, but only because I had done it many times and I don’t want to continue with this topic,’ he explained.
Despite the misunderstanding, Bagnaia assured that his relationship with Ducati remains intact after discussing the content of the video with the team management after the race in San Marino. ‘We talked about this. It’s normal for it to look bad as it appears on television, but they also know that they attend to me and that I’m not crazy. I apologize for my words, but our relationship is still good, so nothing has changed from the past,’ he concluded.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
