After Sunday’s race in Austria, Francesco Bagnaia showed frustration and anger after he finished only eighth. For the first time this season, he spoke sharply about his factory Ducati team and clearly demanded answers.

It was a race full of confusion, as Bagnaia started the race in P3 and stayed near the front early on. But his pace suddenly dropped after a few laps. He slowly lost positions and struggled to fight back. But what is worse is that he couldn’t even defend in corners or in braking zones, which are two areas where he is usually very strong.

It only confused people more, as his teammate Marc Marquez won the race, riding the same bike that Bagnaia uses. This makes one question stand out: How could Marquez dominate with that bike, while Bagnaia struggled so much?

After the race, Bagnaia said something important during interviews, reminding everyone that he has won the Austrian GP three years in a row before this. He made it very clear that the bad result must be coming from the bike setup, not from his own performance.

“This keeps happening all year,” he told DAZN. “I give my all, but I finished eighth. The winner today did the same lap time that I did to win last year. So I still have the potential.”

Bagnaia also added that being 12 seconds slower than usual on a track where he normally dominates made no sense to him.

Overall, his comments were not just emotional, they were built on logic. He compared data, times, and past performance and managed to point out that this is not normal for him.

But the problem isn’t only the bike but also the tires. On Saturday, Bagnaia was annoyed with Michelin over tire problems during qualifying. But on Sunday, his message was clearer and stronger: he wants answers from Ducati.

“Today I couldn’t accelerate out of the corners. Everyone overtook me when exiting the turns. I hope Ducati explains this to me, because I’m running out of patience.”

This is an unusual tone for Bagnaia, who is usually calm and professional even in difficult situations. So the fact that he is now openly criticizing Ducati shows that the problems have been going on for months and are still not solved.

But why does it matter? The question now is: why is a rider who dominated last season now unable to fight for wins on a bike that is winning with other riders? Could it be his riding style, the crew, the setup or maybe something technical?