Ducati, Bagnaia sends message to Bastianini and Quartararo

Pecco Bagnaia paws: ‘I will do everything to defend the title’

Ducati rider Pecco Bagnaia in an interview with Quotidiano.net confessed his excitement just days before the start of the World Championship. “I like to think that Ducati will still be the bike to beat. And I like to have the desire to try again right away. Okay, I am and we are aware, that it will not be easy. That we have a 2023 of great challenges ahead of us, but I believe in it and I have a great desire to throw myself back into the tussle.”

“Number one? To see him on the bike is really beautiful. And as you know it was not an easy choice. Then … then pride won. It won the desire to show everyone that in 2022 I was the strongest. I will do everything to defend it and still carry it with me. I expect a beautiful, intense, star-studded World Cup.”

Enea Bastianini could be his first rival: “Enea is strong and what matters right away is having a great relationship and the belief that together we can take our Desmo up there again. Then it is clear that on the track the battle will always be there. We are riders, right? So…”

Message also to Fabio Quartararo: “I believe that in motorsport it is important to recognize the value of others. He was the first to stop in Valencia to congratulate me after I won the World Championship. With Fabio there is enormous respect and that is the right thing. Having said that, of course, it should be stressed that Quartararo is a strong rider. As strong are and will be many of my opponents. It will be a very good season, I am sure.”