The first triplet of Ducati In the 2026 MotoGP season it was created by an enormous number of mishaps. On the Montmeló track there were two red flags and three exits in the Sunday race due to a pair of brutal accidents. Alex Marquezon lap 12 (of 24) of the long test, and Johann Zarcoin the first restart, they put everyone on edge with their hard falls. The worst was feared, especially in the case of the pilot of Gresini. But also beware of the Gaul’s misfortune, which was not exactly a small thing.
There was certainly misfortune in the first setback. TO Pedro Acosta A mechanical problem arose in the RC16 in an instant really inopportune. And that triggered the blow of ’73’whose brutal fall had collateral damage. The pieces that were thrown from the Ducati GP26 of the rider from Lleida impacted Raul Fernandez and in Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Pecco Bagnaia and Luca Marini, after the incident caused by Zarco.
An incredible triplet
Then Diggia He won the third and final start. But first another competitor belonging to the roster from the Borgo Panigale factory as it is Pecco Bagnaia He was immersed in the ugly incident caused by Zarco. He was also able to rejoin and ended up being third. The other Ducati rider who won the prize was Fermin Aldeguerwho achieved his best result of the year with a totally unexpected second.
“It could have been much worse”
In his analysis after the Catalunya Grand Prix, Gigi Dall’Igna has chosen to put emphasis on the bravery and courage demonstrated by MotoGP riders. “It could have been much worse… One of those topics that are as obvious as they are true and intense. Barcelona was one of those Sundays that shakes all certainties, reminding us how tremendously dangerous our sport really is, and what it means for each driver to go out on the track and give, literally, everything they have, with the courage of true warriors. It is these episodes that unite all the teams as in a big family, rethinking the values and putting the things in its proper perspective. Yes, everything else takes a back seat. after a long and stressful day like this. Everything happened on the track, it was clearly seen. In the end, we took the entire podium a crazy, close and unpredictable grand prix, full of plot twists until the last moment, and even beyondwith subsequent sanctions (for violating tire pressure regulations)”, dissects the Ducati guru.
One by one of the three on the podium
The most positive thing for the brilliant Venetian engineer is the fantastic performance of Diggiaone more race. “Congratulations to Di Giannantonio and his team, the VR46, to get his second victory in MotoGP. has given a new sign of maturitymaking the most of the starts after the red flags. He had a complex and excellently managed race, which adds to a fast and solid start to the season, with consistent results, as I have said many times this year. We express the same enthusiasm with the team Gresini —if we can do it after a scary scare—and its young pilot Fermin Aldeguerwho made everyone forget his serious injury in winter, returning to the podium with a race in which he behaved like the main protagonist, with a brave performance. Pecco Bagnaia took third place which is a morale boost. Yes, it always feels good, even if it is an unexpected podium achieved in a bold way after a great restart, after the fall in which Zarco was involved,” adds Dall’Igna in his review of the three figures who took the podium at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last Sunday.
He looked like a ’73’ at the home date
Finally, the Italian executive did not want to forget the terrifying incident carried out by Alex Marquez in his presentation of the events that occurred on the Catalan track. “A real shame for Álex Márquez, if we look only at the sporting aspect. Everything was in his favor to make it his day and, in general, his weekend, after his solid and important victory in the sprint race. He had great pace and the determination to win. against rivals who, however, were tough and fast. Needless to say, we are looking forward to welcoming you back to the track. This desire also extends to Zarco,” he concludes. Dall’Igna.
