Marc Márquez as already said he still needs time to understand how to ride the Ducati Desmosedici properly and now there were more evidence of exactly this with the new Gresini Racing rider speaking with none other than Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, two time world champion.
It is interesting to see how the rivals sharing ideas about some of the differences about the RC213V and the italian bike, with the current champion even saying he noticed the way Márquez was on the bike, riding it like he did with Honda as Márquez himself did say he has some work ahead to understand more.
Stay with the dialogue between both:
Bagnaia: What’s the bike like? Tough, huh?
Márquez: Difficult… Yes, but…
Bagnaia: It’s different.
Márquez: It’s different.
Bagnaia: I was behind you and I saw that you were riding it like the Honda.
Márquez: Yes, I have to understand [how to ride it]. In this case [the tyre] had 22 laps. You could see it. But I have to understand how to do the time attacks, because with the Honda you can go into a corner and it starts to accelerate straight away but with this it’s different because the bike doesn’t turn. Yes, the time attack is what I have to understand. The race pace is easier.
Bagnaia: Yes, because in the end the bike is stationary, it’s stable.
Márquez: It’s stable, it just goes and goes and goes, and goes.
Bagnaia: Maybe it’s a bit heavy, but it’s stable.
Márquez: It doesn’t feel heavier.
Bagnaia: When I was watching the Honda, it looked like it was faster in the changes of direction.
Márquez: When they put the big aerodinamics, no.
Bagnaia: The latest one?
Márquez: Yes.