Valentino Rossi sneers at Pecco Bagnaia’s critics

Bagnaia wins, Rossi stresses it

The Doctor feigns surprise

"But look who's in front on Sunday… big Pecco". Valentino Rossi chose Instagram to congratulate the’most’successful student of his Academy: Bagnaia, who has twice won the world championship title in the queen class in the last two years, started 2024 on the right foot.

Pecco’s revenge

Ineffective 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 in command from the beginning to the end.

Border to Critics

The Ducatista sent a clear message to the 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 our strength. We tried to do our best on Saturday knowing that something had to be changed for Sunday’s race, and we did it this morning for the warm up", he pointed out immediately after the victory.

Target Portimao

Bagnaia scored his 19th MotoGp win, and the 30th in his career: "We made 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 in the premier class.