Pecco Bagnaia concentrated on the final sprint for the 2022 MotoGP title. Soon Enea Bastianini in the Ducati factory box.
After confirming himself as Moto2 world champion in the 2018 season, with the SKY Racing Team VR46 driving a Kalex, Pecco Bagnaia has the opportunity to reconfirm himself as champion, but this time in the Top Class and with Ducati. An Italian rider with an Italian brand, it would be a historic triumph for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, which won its only MotoGP title in 2007 by Casey Stoner.
After the victory of Fabio Quartararo at Sachsenring, Pecco Bagnaia was 91 points from the top of the drivers’ standings, due to a few too many mistakes and technical difficulties with the Desmosedici GP22, not yet definitively set up for the debut in the league. But with the arrival of the World Championship in Europe the music began to change and the Savoy driver collected three victories before the summer break, three victories and two podiums after the stop in the championship. Now there are only two lengths of distance between Bagnaia and Quartararo, the challenge promises to be nothing short of exciting.
Bagnaia awaits Bastianini at the official box
For Pecco Bagnaia, after having concluded the world championship chapter, it will be the turn to concentrate already on the 2023 season. In the Valencia test in November he will share the official box with Enea Bastianini, who will take the place of Jack Miller, with whom he had established an excellent understanding. “Enea is a good boy, he has a great talent. He is very strong and fast, but he will have to learn to work in the factory team“, He told MotoGP.com microphones. “I had to do it too. Initially it is not easy, but he is very intelligent and will soon understand what he has to do “.
Maximum collaboration is needed to continue at a fast pace with the evolution of Ducati Desmosedici GP23, with the two factory drivers having to sacrifice something to test any components arriving during the race weekends. Although the Italian manufacturer can count on four official bikes in 2023 and four with 2022 specifications. Maximum relaxation seems to dominate between Bastianini and Bagnaia, but it is true that Enea has no intention of doing favors to his compatriot and future teammate.
At Le Mans, Misano, Aragon and Motegi the two faced each other with no holds barred, while remaining within the limits of fairness. The vertices Ducati they would prefer to bet everything on Pecco in this World Cup final, but they cannot make any direct requests until the math decrees the team driver out of the World Championship race Gresini Racing. “I know my potential and I know that I can win a race without help – added the Turin driver -. Obviously, outside help would be useful for the championship, but I won six races because I was the fastest. Team orders are fine, but now is not the time to claim them“.
