"We always talk about motorcycling as an individual sport, but in reality there are many people behind it. I'm just the one who takes it all to the finish line, when you can. It's a combined work. My team, Ducati, it was fundamental ".
Word of Francesco Bagnaia, reigning MotoGP champion, awarded with the Gold Collar in the monumental gymnasium of Coni.
"If I realized what I did? When I manage to stay at home for a while, I will look back and understand, now it won't take time yet - he continues - I was pleased that even those who were not passionate about motorcycling followed me. I'm honored, winning with a team that hasn't won since 2007 is a great satisfaction ".
Pecco then recalls that when he chose the Ducati "no one wanted to race there, but gradually we managed with our team that adapts to everyone, and is now the best in the world".
Fifty years have passed since Giacomo Agostini's victory on Ducati, the last Italian rider on an Italian bike: "It's another parenthesis of a fantastic year. I didn't think I'd be able to do such a feat."
This year, eight riders rode the Ducati, and comparing each other "we pushed each other. What will I tell Mattarella? We'll see, there will be the pressure. Valentino Rossi? He was extremely happy, it was also the first title for the VR46 Academy ", concludes Bagnaia.
