In Misano, there were 25,000 spectators in the stands and 22 other riders on the track, but Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia seemed alone. The Frenchman, dominant and regular since the start of the season, and the Italian, brilliant winner of the last two Grands Prix, delivered the first duel of what looks like a nascent rivalry. And certainly not the last.
It is because they have so much in common, but everything opposes them, that the World Championship leader and his dolphin could build an antagonism sustainable, of those who have animated the 21st century. There had been Rossi – Biaggi, Lorenzo – Stoner, Marquez – Dovizioso (and Rossi … facing all those too), there may have been Quartararo – Bagnaia.
Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo – MotoGP
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The French will not complain, but never this This season, a pilot had not been able to put up such resistance to it, on a regular basis and under the most usual conditions. Misano was “at” Bagnaia but it was also and above all a circuit on which the Niçois was at ease. And this year, before the Grand Prix of San Marino, Quartararo had no competition on grounds that were suitable for him.
The precocious Quartararo and Bagnaia now at the top
The French driver has won five successes, over fourteen rounds, and the rest of the pack is distributed the other victories as she could. No other driver has offered more than two Grands Prix. And before Bagnaia’s double blow, only Jack Miller had won twice in a row, in Spain and then in France, taking advantage in particular of the Le Mans flood. “Pecco” resisted in quick succession Marquez then Quartararo in the space of a week.
The two victories for the 24-year-old driver are also somewhat reminiscent of what Quartararo achieved in Jerez at the start of last season. He too, landed very young – 16 years – in the world championship, carried by a precocious talent. He too, has traveled in the lower categories, even if he crowned himself during his second season in Moto2, in 2018 … the year in which the French won his first career success.
“El Diablo” and “Pecco” discovered the premier class together, even if the adaptation of the first was much more pressing. And when the manufacturers launched their vast makeover, the two most successful firms in recent years, Yamaha and Ducati, elected them. They are the successors of Valentino Rossi; the Niçois inherited the machine from the Italian superstar, which so many others had coveted before him. The Turinese is a product of the VR46 Academy, and the most talented.
That Ducati and Bagnaia are in MotoGP what Ferrari is in Formula 1
“ We are a small builder who invests a lot in the technology, and these results are very important , said to the AS newspaper Paolo Ciabatti, Ducati sports director, after Bagnaia’s victory at Misano. In the stands, the fans were dressed yellow to celebrate Rossi’s penultimate race in Italy. We hope that next year this yellow will turn into red. Because ‘Pecco’ is a pilot from the academy of Valentino, he is young, Italian, and rides on an Italian machine. , Ducati and Bagnaia are in MotoGP what Ferrari is in Formula 1 . “
One like the other have always declined the comparison s with “The Doctor”, while their driving style is much closer to that of … Jorge Lorenzo. The three-time world champion had himself made the Frenchman his successor. And some members of the Ducati team had revealed that Bagnaia was still using certain data collected by the Mallorcan during his passage in red.
” We have superimposed and examined photos of Bagnaia and Lorenzo in some areas of the circuit , recently confided Team Manager Davide Tardozzi, on Sky Italia . Other than the helmet and the leather, there was no difference. The style and positions on the machine are similar . ” In short, Quartararo and Bagnaia are alike. Their goal too. But one is a little further ahead. 48 points precisely.
Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) in the wake of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) at the San Marino Grand Prix, September 19, 2021
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