Tardozzi advised Bagnaia to ‘forestall being a gentleman’ in MotoGP 2024

Ducati staff supervisor Davide Tardozzi prompt Francesco Bagnaia to ‘forestall being a gentleman’ all the way through the 2024 MotoGP season, a brand new documentary launched by means of the Italian producer has published.

Regardless of being at the again foot for just about all the yr, Bagnaia endured to turn recognize to Pramac rival Jorge Martin within the identify run-in, with the 2 by no means buying and selling blows heading in the right direction or attractive in a confrontation within the media.

However this conservative means angered Ducati leader Tardozzi all the way through the dash race at Buriram, the place Martin ran each riders vast on the go out of Flip 1 after creating a fast release from 3rd at the grid.

Bagnaia, who had began from pole, in the end completed in 3rd after Martin demoted him within the ultimate laps with a daring however honest go.

It precipitated Tardozzi to factor a strongly-worded message to the two-time premier elegance champion, encouraging him to be extra competitive heading in the right direction in opposition to his competitors or possibility shedding out the identify.

“Pecco, Martin had the center – the center to knock you out,” he mentioned. “As a result of he was once already situated like this [pointing towards him] at the grid. He had already made up our minds that he was once going to trouble you. He did what he needed to do. 

“That’s what you’ve were given to do the next day [in the main race]. You’ll’t all the time be the gentleman. You simply can’t as a result of those guys are kicking your ass. 

“He focused you on the first nook. He had already made up our minds that he was once going to run into you. There’s for sure about that. 

“So you want to prevent being this kind of gentleman as a result of a lot of these guys will tear you aside.” 

Following the disgruntlement within the dash, Bagnaia defeated Martin tomorrow to win the Thai Grand Prix. 

This introduced the Pramac rider’s championship lead right down to 17 issues, however a mistake subsequent day trip within the half-distance race in Malaysia undid his just right paintings and in the end value him the 2024 identify.

The general margin between Bagnaia and Martin was once 10 issues.