MotoGP, Bagnaia: “I want to inherit one thing from Valentino Rossi”

Pecco Bagnaia has made a big step in the 2021 MotoGP season. He doesn’t aim to be Valentino Rossi’s heir, but he wants to win the hearts of fans.

Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo divided by 52 points in the MotoGP standings. If in the next Misano GP the gap remains at least 50 points, the Yamaha Frenchman will confirm himself as world champion for the first time in his career. The pupil of the Valentino Rossi Academy will try in every way to extend this world championship run, in the hope that a twist can reshuffle the cards up to Valencia. Beyond the result for Bagnaia it will be a year to be framed: two wins, five podiums, three pole positions, when there are three races to go.

Last hopes of the world championship

First MotoGP season with the factory team, Pecco immediately won the garage. “ It wasn’t easy because I came from two very complicated seasons where there was a good result and a fracture with an operation. At the beginning it was difficult, but we started well enough, some complications during, but after the summer break we have grown a lot, we have brought home important results – he tells the ‘ Sports Festival -. The title fight is not over, it will be really difficult, we never give up. But above all we are laying the foundations for next year “.

Pecco in constant progression

Gigi Dall’Igna and his men have been studying the next one for some time version of the Ducati Desmosedici, which we will see in its embryonic stage in the Jerez test in November. For his part, Pecco Bagnaia will have to further refine some aspects of his driving to find greater consistency and perfect the feeling with the tires. “ This year the real change is just an awareness of what can be done. We have grown a lot on that, we have achieved good results. I have to work a lot on certain aspects, I took a step but you never stop growing, I will try to continue like this “.

From next season on the track we will no longer see Valentino Rossi, who bequeaths his students of the VR46 Academy: Bagnaia, Marini, Morbidelli, Bezzecchi. Pecco does not feel at all capable of emulating the legend of Tavullia, but ensures maximum commitment to win the hearts of the people. “ Impossible to do what he did in MotoGP, no one will ever take his place. If MotoGP is like this today, it is only thanks to him. But there is one thing I’d like to inherit: his audience and the ability to convey his passion “.