Pecco Bagnaia’s face changes at the 2026 MotoGP World Championship Valencia test: “Today is the day I really wanted”

Pecco Bagnaia We must leave behind a forgotten year in 2025. MotoGP. Without a doubt, it was the most difficult year of the three-time world champion’s career. After six zeros in the last seven races of the season, it’s time to start preparing for 2026 with the first test on the Ducati GP26.

The truth is that this Tuesday’s test in Ceste was not a fairy tale for the Italians. It was the only car of the day to crash in Turn 2. Not that he was too prominent on the timetable. Best time was 10th place. Of course, that’s only three-tenths of Raul Fernandes’ standard time. However, the aim was to adapt to Desmosedici’s new fairing and the Turin native was overjoyed with the feeling he felt riding the bike. It was a completely opposite experience to what I was suffering from later this year.

“I didn’t fall, my bike fell. I was trying not to fall into the gravel, but it’s very deep. Anyway, it was a very good day and I’m happy with everything. “Feeling” much better than the weekend And that was what I wanted so much for the last race. So it’s a positive thing and we need to understand why,” he told DAZN.

“I still have to have meetings, but I have been able to work harder since I started in the morning. As for race pace, it was six tenths faster.. That doesn’t happen all the time and for me it was great to push it this way. “I didn’t have enough time attack to get to the top.”

What Bagnaia wanted to emphasize is that he’s not dealing with a bike that looks a lot like the 2024 bike. He focused his day on testing the first prototype for his next campaign.

“I haven’t tried anything like last year.S”First version in 2026 only. “It is too early to say that I have regained my confidence now, but I am happy,” he concluded.