(ANSA) - BOLOGNA, DECEMBER 15 - Having won the MotoGP World Championship astride Ducati, next season "I'm definitely going to win, I'm not starting to finish second".
The intention is clear for the coming year of the fresh world champion, 'Pecco' Bagnaia, in Bologna to celebrate, together with Alvaro Bautista, the Superbike champion, the golden year of the 'Rossa' from BorgoPanigale.
"It was a long journey that paid off - he observed on the sidelines of the press conference to present the 'Campioni in Piazza' party - It was very nice. I am very happy, as an Italian, to have brought Ducati to first place. And ' incredible and celebrate here in Bologna even more. I'm very happy with this evening."
As for the future, after the first samples of the new bike that came out of the Ducati workshops, "there are some good sensations and mixed sensations, we've transferred the sensations to the engineers: let's see what we'll find in February in Malaysia but I'm positive".
Malaysia where he will find his new teammate, Enea Bastianini from Romagna.
"He's a teammate - he smiles - he always tries to debate them all" The fact that he's Italian, "is something that can help give more motivation. It will be very important to work well".
And on the race number, on the hypothesis of leaving number 63 for the 1st world champion, "we'll see - concludes Bagnaia - I don't know yet. It takes some time: I don't want to think about it,