{"id":2041093,"date":"2026-07-13T15:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041093"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:50:52","slug":"vr46-rider-wasnt-performing-at-german-motogp-has-to-change-many-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041093","title":{"rendered":"VR46 rider \u201cwasn\u2019t performing\u201d at German MotoGP, \u201chas to change many things\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>VR46 rider \u201cwasn\u2019t performing\u201d at German MotoGP, \u201chas to change many things\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli says he &#8220;wasn&#8217;t performing&#8221; and must change &#8220;many things&#8221; after a difficult German MotoGP weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T16:50:52+01:00\">13 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli feels he needs progress in virtually all areas if he is to extract the full potential from his Ducati.<\/p>\n<p>The VR46 rider, who crashed out of the Sachsenring Sprint, was demoted to tenth on the MotoGP grid by a penalty for obstructing Pedro Acosta in practice.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian then lost further ground to 15th in the early laps of the grand prix.<\/p>\n<p>Morbidelli recovered to finish 13th in a race of attrition, but crossed the line 31 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez and almost 20 seconds from the next Ducati rider, Pecco Bagnaia, in sixth.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, Franco Morbidelli, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t performing at all&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI had a decent start but I lost some other positions and then my speed wasn&#8217;t good at all,\u201d Morbidelli said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn&#8217;t be fast in any part of the track, in any area. I wasn&#8217;t performing at all. It&#8217;s a shame, but that&#8217;s how it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis summer break is coming in the right moment. I&#8217;m going to try to regroup, try to focus and try to get to the second part with a more open mindset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will try to change all the things that I need to change to adapt to this Ducati, because we can see that the Ducati can perform well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Gresini&#8217;s Fermin Aldeguer sidelined through injury, Morbidelli was the only rider on the GP25 Ducati at the Sachsenring, with the others using factory-spec GP26 machinery.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-dbb2fef401fbb7199897c3746c26f98bb5c4ff92a8bc0a64c0ca4bf1351381fa\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA photocopy\u201d &#8211; Fabio di Giannantonio puzzled by Sachsenring MotoGP crash<\/li>\n<li>Pecco Bagnaia eager to \u201cunderstand what Alex Marquez is doing\u201d after tough MotoGP Sprint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Morbidelli insisted his satellite-spec bike is capable of much more.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe see that Marc, Alex, Diggia are performing at the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the bike can do it, and I need to understand well the way to extract the potential of the package.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I will have to change many things&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Asked where he is losing out, the Italian replied: \u201cBraking, mid-corner, and acceleration.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cEspecially mid-corner and acceleration, in some type of corners. 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class=\"sections\"> MotoGP  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pecco Bagnaia admits Ducati hasn\u2019t solved unwelcome MotoGP issue all season<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783940221\"> 6h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333878_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333878_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333878_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> MotoGP  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>KTM admits \u201cthere is something wrong inside our MotoGP engines\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783931121\"> 9h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1329489_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1329489_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1329489_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli says he &#8220;wasn&#8217;t performing&#8221; and must change &#8220;many things&#8221; after a difficult German MotoGP weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli feels he needs progress in virtually all areas if he is to extract the full potential from his Ducati.<\/p>\n<p>The VR46 rider, who crashed out of the Sachsenring Sprint, was demoted to tenth on the MotoGP grid by a penalty for obstructing Pedro Acosta in practice.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian then lost further ground to 15th in the early laps of the grand prix.<\/p>\n<p>Morbidelli recovered to finish 13th in a race of attrition, but crossed the line 31 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez and almost 20 seconds from the next Ducati rider, Pecco Bagnaia, in sixth.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, Franco Morbidelli, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t performing at all&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI had a decent start but I lost some other positions and then my speed wasn&#8217;t good at all,\u201d Morbidelli said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn&#8217;t be fast in any part of the track, in any area. I wasn&#8217;t performing at all. It&#8217;s a shame, but that&#8217;s how it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis summer break is coming in the right moment. I&#8217;m going to try to regroup, try to focus and try to get to the second part with a more open mindset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will try to change all the things that I need to change to adapt to this Ducati, because we can see that the Ducati can perform well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Gresini&#8217;s Fermin Aldeguer sidelined through injury, Morbidelli was the only rider on the GP25 Ducati at the Sachsenring, with the others using factory-spec GP26 machinery.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-dbb2fef401fbb7199897c3746c26f98bb5c4ff92a8bc0a64c0ca4bf1351381fa\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA photocopy\u201d &#8211; Fabio di Giannantonio puzzled by Sachsenring MotoGP crash<\/li>\n<li>Pecco Bagnaia eager to \u201cunderstand what Alex Marquez is doing\u201d after tough MotoGP Sprint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Morbidelli insisted his satellite-spec bike is capable of much more.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe see that Marc, Alex, Diggia are performing at the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the bike can do it, and I need to understand well the way to extract the potential of the package.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I will have to change many things&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Asked where he is losing out, the Italian replied: \u201cBraking, mid-corner, and acceleration.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cEspecially mid-corner and acceleration, in some type of corners. But also in some tracks, I missed the braking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I will have to change many things.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But let&#8217;s see if this summer break is going to bring me the right mindset and mind state for the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morbidelli, currently just 16th in the world championship, is among several MotoGP race winners whose 2027 plans remain uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>WorldSBK title leader Nicolo Bulega is expected to join Aldeguer in an all-new VR46 line-up for the new 850cc\/Pirelli era.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli feels he needs progress in virtually all areas if he is to extract the full potential from his Ducati.<\/p>\n<p>The VR46 rider, who crashed out of the Sachsenring Sprint, was demoted to tenth on the MotoGP grid by a penalty for obstructing Pedro Acosta in practice.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian then lost further ground to 15th in the early laps of the grand prix.<\/p>\n<p>Morbidelli recovered to finish 13th in a race of attrition, but crossed the line 31 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez and almost 20 seconds from the next Ducati rider, Pecco Bagnaia, in sixth.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334668_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, Franco Morbidelli, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t performing at all&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI had a decent start but I lost some other positions and then my speed wasn&#8217;t good at all,\u201d Morbidelli said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn&#8217;t be fast in any part of the track, in any area. I wasn&#8217;t performing at all. It&#8217;s a shame, but that&#8217;s how it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis summer break is coming in the right moment. I&#8217;m going to try to regroup, try to focus and try to get to the second part with a more open mindset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will try to change all the things that I need to change to adapt to this Ducati, because we can see that the Ducati can perform well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Gresini&#8217;s Fermin Aldeguer sidelined through injury, Morbidelli was the only rider on the GP25 Ducati at the Sachsenring, with the others using factory-spec GP26 machinery.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-dbb2fef401fbb7199897c3746c26f98bb5c4ff92a8bc0a64c0ca4bf1351381fa\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA photocopy\u201d &#8211; Fabio di Giannantonio puzzled by Sachsenring MotoGP crash<\/li>\n<li>Pecco Bagnaia eager to \u201cunderstand what Alex Marquez is doing\u201d after tough MotoGP Sprint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Morbidelli insisted his satellite-spec bike is capable of much more.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1334674_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe see that Marc, Alex, Diggia are performing at the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the bike can do it, and I need to understand well the way to extract the potential of the package.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I will have to change many things&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Asked where he is losing out, the Italian replied: \u201cBraking, mid-corner, and acceleration.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cEspecially mid-corner and acceleration, in some type of corners. But also in some tracks, I missed the braking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I will have to change many things.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But let&#8217;s see if this summer break is going to bring me the right mindset and mind state for the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morbidelli, currently just 16th in the world championship, is among several MotoGP race winners whose 2027 plans remain uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>WorldSBK title leader Nicolo Bulega is expected to join Aldeguer in an all-new VR46 line-up for the new 850cc\/Pirelli era.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1101020\/1\/vr46-rider-wasnt-performing-german-motogp-has-change-many-things&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] VR46 rider \u201cwasn\u2019t performing\u201d at German MotoGP, \u201chas to change many things\u201d Franco Morbidelli says he &#8220;wasn&#8217;t performing&#8221; and must change &#8220;many things&#8221; after a difficult German MotoGP weekend. 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