Ducati one step away from winning the riders’ world title. Then it will be the turn of the new Bagnaia – Bastianini era.
Pecco Bagnaia is one step away from winning his first world title, then in the aftermath of the last Grand Prix it will be time to look forward to the next 2023 world championship. Irta test of Valencia it will be the first opportunity to share the same box with the new teammate, after living with Jack Miller for four years.
Together they contributed to the development of the Ducati Desmosedici GP, thanks to a perfect and harmonious harmony, without ever a disagreement inside the box. From next year the Australian rider will move to the KTM factory with Brad Binder and he will arrive in the factory Ducati Enea Bastianinia tough nut to crack that has proven not to discount anyone in 2022. It will be the beginning of a new era for the Emilian company, which will have to sweat a lot to keep the souls of the two compatriots at bay, especially in light of what has happened in this last World Cup.
The new era Bagnaia – Bastianini
Surely there is an excellent relationship off the track between the two champions, but on the asphalt of the international circuits it will be a no-holds-barred challenge. “It certainly won’t be easy. We must try to do our best – he anticipated Pecco Bagnaia -. Obviously it will be different from now, because Aeneas is a different personality“. The fact is that in Malaysia he gave a small concession to the leader of the standings, avoiding to risk overtaking on the last lap.
The ‘Beast‘he will certainly have to adapt to an unprecedented situation and will have more pressure. “It will be different for him. When you first join an official team you have to adapt to working with all the engineers. It won’t be easy for him in the tests, but it will be the same in the championship. As always, this is your teammate, he is the first person you want to beat“, Continued Pecco Bagnaia. “It has always been like this, and this is how it will be with us“.
Enea Bastianini was also teased about the possible scenarios of 2023, but for now the hatchet remains deposited on the ground. “There will be no wall. We are just two very fast riders who always want to win. It’s not true that I had to back down on Sunday, but I just showed some consideration“, He added about the Sepang challenge. “When I saw that I didn’t have the rhythm to go away, I didn’t attack him with too much energy. I think I did a good job“.
