Bagnaia unlocks its counter in Aragon

For three years, Francesco Bagnaia has been chasing his first victory in MotoGP. Promoted this season to official Ducati rider, the Italian ended up winning at the Aragon Grand Prix. A hard-fought success against Marc Márquez which allows him to recover 2nd place in the general classification while reducing his gap on Fabio Quartararo, only 8th in Alcañiz.

Published on 12/09/2021 à 21:41

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There are happy victories, and others which only bring praise and compliments. At Motorland Aragon, Francesco Bagnaia did not benefit from any twist of fate to win, and his success was unanimously welcomed by his opponents. We'll call it a clear victory. Starting from pole position, the Ducati rider never let go of the controls of the race. Better, he resisted a Marc Márquez of the great days for 23 laps. “Pecco made no mistake,” whispered the latter at the finish. I tried to figure out where he might have a weak point, but I couldn't find one. I tried everything, but I was too close to overtaking. After my two falls in practice and two blank results in a row, I had no room for error either. » In his garden, where between 2010 and 2019 he managed to collect seven