Pecco Bagnaia, victory by authority and broadside to critics

Pecco Bagnaia, victory d'authorityà: "Aware of my strength"

Disappointing Friday in free practice and Saturday in qualifying and sprint race, Pecco Bagnaia redeemed with interest the weekend in Qatar with a resounding victory at the Losail circuit. The Piedmontese rider, thanks to a great start, electrocuted his rivals, who were then kept at bay with a furious pace that allowed him to remain always in command from the beginning to the end of the race, the first of the MotoGp World Championship.

Bagnaia sent a clear message to other riders (and critics) about who is the man to beat again this season: "Doubts after Saturday? I work in silence, we knew our potential and strength. We tried to do our best yesterday knowing that something had to be changed for today’s race and we did it this morning for warm up", he said right after the victory.

Bagnaia scored his 19th MotoGp victory, and 30th in his career: "We took a step forward and the race è was completely different from Saturday, I also tried to handle it differently and it worked".

" I am very happy. At this point we will go to Portimao trying to grow further and make another step", concluded the two-time world champion.