JAKARTA Francesco Bagnaia is still haunted by the problem of braking while trying to extend his winning streak at the 2025 Austrian MotoGP which will take place this weekend.
The Austrian 2025 MotoGP race will take place on August 15-17, 2025 at the Red Bull Ring Circuit. This is the 13th series race in the competition calendar this season.
The 28-year-old has taken advantage of the greatness of his hard braking to win the last five races on the Austrian track since 2022. The win consists of three in the main race and two in the Sprint Race.
However, this season Bagnaia came there with an unfinished brake problem, which made her unable to compete. At this time, the two-time world champion is still in third place in the standings.
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"I always put all my efforts into braking. All my performance lies there, but right now the brakes are one of the slowest things I have," said Bagnaia, confiscated Crash.
The Red Bull Ring is one of the most violent brake circuits in the world's most prestigious motorcycle racing calendar. Thus, this problem is clearly a big homework for Bagnaia with a GP25 motorbike.
The very extreme stop-go Layout at the Austrian Circuit will be an important indicator for Bagnaia and Ducati to find a solution to the braking problem. They may have managed to overcome this problem during the half-season break.
The Red Bull Ring is one of three trajectories (with Buriram and Motegi) which requires the use of the largest 355 mm brake disk for safety reasons.
That's a measure Bagnaia says helps solve some problems as it enters corners in Aragon this season rather than using a size of 340 mm in the next race.
"We just changed the pump at the lever and now the brakes are working like the 355 mm brake. I can control (front lock-up) better, but it's very difficult," Bagnaia said.
Bagnaia currently sits in third place in the standings with a collection of 213 points. He is 168 points adrift of his teammate Marc Marquez who sits at the top.
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