After the race in Misano the cameras caught a conversation between Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Di Giannantonio that was never meant for the public. Five words in it cast a new light on the relationship between the two-time world champion and his factory team.

MV Agusta has confirmed its entry into the Italian crisis procedure Composizione Negoziata della Crisi, admitting both operational and financial difficulties. For owners and prospective buyers this raises very concrete questions about spare parts, warranty and resale value, which neither the factory in Varese nor the German sales company has answered so far.

After the sprint at the Grand Prix of San Marino, Pecco Bagnaia spoke of frustration and humiliation and admitted that neither he nor his team can explain the behaviour of his Ducati. At the same time two penalties for impeding have triggered a fundamental debate in the paddock, and at Honda and Yamaha Saturday’s problems remain unsolved.

The first test drives for a driverless taxi service begin in Munich in the coming weeks, and other operators are already on the road there. For motorcyclists that pushes one question to the front, and there is still no solid European answer to it: how reliably does this technology detect a single-track vehicle?

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