Despite 11 victories this season, Pecco Bagnaia saw the world title slip away from him in favor of Jorge Martin. The Ducati rider, while congratulating his rival, analyzed the reasons for this defeat and showed himself determined to bounce back in 2025.
Francesco « Pecco » Bagnaiadespite an impressive season with 11 victorieshad to cede the world title to
Jorge Martinwho was able to maintain exemplary consistency throughout the year. Bagnaiayet dominant this weekend at Barcelonaadmitted that his management errors in certain situations cost the title. Nevertheless, the Italian shows great maturity, accepting his defeat with dignity and already focusing on the future.
« I always sympathize with others and I know it would have been a mistake to take the spotlight away from themmy victory is important, but Jorge is the one who made the difference », commented Bagnaiaemphasizing that Martin fully deserved this first title. “
We know each other very well and, if anyone besides me were to win the title, I'm happy it's him.
He deserved it, he did a great job and I smiled watching him celebrate. »
Pecco Bagnaia: «
I don't consider this a real defeat, I am someone who learns from mistakes »
The 2022 and 2023 champion, Bagnaiahas nevertheless recognized its flaws and has already identified areas for improvement. “ I need to learn to handle certain situations better. I crashed too much due to contact with other pilots “, he explained in reference to the incidents of the season in Portimao, Jerez and Aragon. “ I know I can avoid these mistakes in the future. »
Despite the disappointment of losing the title, Bagnaia
takes a positive approach, taking this experience as a lesson. “ I know I lost because of my mistakes, and that makes the difference. But I'm proud of what we accomplished this season with my team. » His gaze is already turned towards 2025: “
I don't see this as a real defeat, I'm someone who learns from mistakes. I will try to continue to improve and increase the number of world titles. »
Bagnaia concludes on a note of hope for the future, emphasizing that there are still many years ahead of him to fulfill his dream of becoming a champion in his own right: “ I am happy with what I have achieved, but the most important thing will be to increase the number of world titles and I will try. I think I still have about ten years left to continue improving.. Marquez also won two MotoGP titles, losing in 2015 and then won four more in a row ».
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