The MotoGP GP of the UK was, overall, a challenging one for Ducati - which came close to the unusual situation of having none of its riders on the podium.

Marc Márquez (Ducati Lenovo) was the only one to make it. His teammate, Francesco Bagnaia, retired while in 12th and praised the Spaniard’s performance: 'Marc was hiding the problem that we had all the weekend. He did a fantastic job with our bike'.

That said, Bagnaia issued a serious warning to Ducati: 'We have to say that it would be the first race after I don’t know how many that a Ducati wouldn’t be on the podium withouth Fabio [Quartararo]’s problem. So, it’s something to reflect on, and I know perfectly how my team and engineers are working to find a solution. Others are improving and we are stuck, or even going worse. So, we need to do a step'.

The 2022 and 2023 world champion admits that Ducati may still not fully understand the bike’s behaviour: 'I think Gigi [Dall’Igna] and the other engineers are trying to think about what is going on, because the bike looks very similar to the previous one, but it’s not working the same way. And maybe they don’t know why. So, we are in a situation where we are in a limbo, trying to figure out our problems. But it’s to find the problem'.