Despite the calm Francesco Bagnaia has projected in recent days regarding his chances of renewing his MotoGP contract with Ducati, the signals coming from the upper echelons of the Bologna-based manufacturer suggest that the Italian may be closer to changing teams in MotoGP than to continuing in red.
At such a pivotal moment as this one, with the rider market in full swing, information tends to reach the outside world with a significant delay – exactly as the main parties involved, teams and riders alike, intend. The most recent example of this ‘delay’ became apparent over the past couple of days at Ducati’s launch event in Madonna di Campiglio, where Bagnaia was one of the central figures.
