The Ducati boss surprised everyone when he publicly criticized Bagnaia’s duo: “He always opens his mouth to demand justice for Peco, but look at how he races is so disappointing.”

In an unexpected turn of events that triggered a wave of reactions in the motorcycle world, the Ducati boss broke his silence and practiced blunt and public criticism of the duo around Francesco Bagnaia, the team’s current star driver. The statements caused excitement both in the paddock and the fans, since the direct tone was unusual for this kind of institutional statement.

“The problem is not just on the track. He always opens his mouth to demand justice for Peco, but if we take a closer look at his achievements in the last races, it is really disappointing,” said the Ducati boss in an interview with the Italian media and left a lot of confusion.

The words that apparently addressed Bagnaia’s lovers were interpreted by many as a clear sign of unresolved tensions within the team. The pilot couple has recently become known through comments on social networks and interviews, in which Bagnaia defends criticism of the press or decisions of team management openly.

However, these public interventions seem to have exceeded a limit for some in the Ducati scene. The top management fears that these actions could affect the team’s internal climate and impair the concentration of the drivers in crucial moments of the championship.

There was no official reaction from Bagnaia’s environment, but sources from the vicinity indicate that both he and his partner felt injured by the statements. The relationship between the driver and his team, which seemed stable until recently after winning the world championship title, could gradually break through a number of poor results and questionable strategic decisions.

Sports analysts indicate that this kind of internal conflicts at Ducati, a team that is known for both its technical excellence and for its tensions in clothing, is nothing new. In the past, personalities such as Jorge Lorenzo or Andrea Dovizioso experienced similar situations in which personal relationships mixed with sporting results and thus led to difficult friction.

Meanwhile, the fans are shared. Some consider Ducatis main comment to be inappropriate and unprofessional and argue that attacks on the driver’s personal environment have no influence on the performance of the team. Others, on the other hand, think that it was necessary to set limits to external interventions that could influence internal work dynamics.

In fact, this episode comes at a delicate time for Bagnaia, which is not currently experiencing its best sporting phase. The Italian driver now faces a double challenge: he has to regain his best level on the route and at the same time cope with the growing tensions within the team that was once his home.