After Pecco Bagnaia’s victory in Aragon, the expectations for an encore in Misano were high and the young driver from Chivasso immediately achieved the second victory.
His second win in a row enabled him to only five points on his rival Fabio Quartararo, but Paolo Ciabatti, next to the dream of the world title, which Ducati has been fighting for since 2007, also dreams of a future of Italian motorcycling in red.
“We are a small manufacturer, but we invest heavily in technology. In the constructors’ championship we are currently 13 points ahead of Yamaha, and also very close to the teams: only three points – according to the Sport Director of the Borgo Panigale team – Last Sunday the grandstands were yellow and fans were looking forward to Valentino Rossi’s penultimate race in Italy. Now we hope that these stands will turn red next year: Pecco Bagnaia is a driver of the VR46 Academy and drives a Ducati. We hope that in the future Ducati and Bagnaia will be in MotoGP what Ferrari is in F1. “
There will be eight Ducatis on the grid next year, and almost all of them will be made up of young riders. Will the new Rossi be there?
“We have a lot of rookies who are strong: Martin, Bastianini, who also came on the podium with a two-year-old bike. Then there is Bagnaia, who is not the new Rossi, because Valentino has been a champion for more than twenty years. The popularity of the sport has also grown thanks to him, in terms of image I think that there is only one Valentino and there will never be another. He’s a character like Michael Jordan. There are many champions in basketball, but there is only one Jordan. “
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