MotoGp, Neil Hodgson clear: "Bagnaia destroyed, three tenths missing"

Bologna, 18 April 2025 – Seven races won out of eight, one wasted only due to distraction when he was leading with a two-second advantage. The 2025 world championship has been dominated by Marc up to now Marquez and Pecco bagnaia is forced to eat the few crumbs left. Pecco's feeling with the Gp25 is improving, but he is not yet at the level of his teammate who, according to commentators, has a three-tenths advantage. And the fact that he won on a track that is difficult for him like Losail amplifies his superiority at the start of this season. Without a clear improvement from number 63, the 2025 title risks becoming a monologue. A former Ducati rider like Neil Hodgson, now a commentator for TNT, said he was worried about the gap between the Italian driver and the Spaniard.  

Hodgson: “Bagnaia destroyed, three tenths missing”

Three tenths may seem few, very few, but in a technological sport like Moto GP they are a lot. This would be the gap to recover on the pace from bagnaia, a significant, significant margin, which risks making any possible world championship fight with number 93 in vain. These are Neil's clear and frank words Hodgson, who won a Superbike world championship with Ducati: “The worrying thing is that Pecco is not even remotely close to Marquez – Hodgson's words – In Austin he was two seconds behind and Marc would have won eight races in a row and even in Losail he wasn't close. Pecco needs to go strong from Friday”. But it is also on the psychological aspect that the game is played and Marquez has a clear advantage: "I see Bagnaia beaten and destroyed - Hodgson again - I'm a big fan of his, but honestly he has to find three tenths somewhere. We can lie and think about Saturday and qualifying, but the advantage that Marc has in his pocket is three tenths". In short, a clear turnaround is needed, but Marquez feels fully in control of the Gp25. For Pecco there is hope for the Jerez tests where the first updates should arrive. Meanwhile, in Jerez there will be the debut on Honda of Aleix AsparagusThe Japanese have started convincingly and the work of the test driver is showing, so he will also be on the grid in the Spanish GP with a wild card to accumulate further data. Albesian, in the role of manager, is developing the bike very well and Espargaro is working well in the test team and especially Johann zarco showed good potential. In Jerez another step, with five bikes on the track thanks to Espargaro and then the following Monday collective tests to test other updates. Read also - Moto gp, Dall'Igna: "Marquez unmatched"