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MotoGP Aero War Has a New Front: The Rear Wing
Smaller front wings made the bikes easier to follow. The rear is now where the lap time hides.
2026 season · Paddock desk live
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#63
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Ducati Lenovo Team • Italy • Born 1997 • Debuted 2019
Bagnaia came up through Ducati's junior structure and won his titles by taking races methodically rather than dramatically. His weekend builds step by step: FP1 baseline, FP2 tyre comparison, then a clean qualifying.
He is the rider a team wants when a championship is tight and the margins are a tenth of a second.
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Smaller front wings made the bikes easier to follow. The rear is now where the lap time hides.