JAKARTA Two-time MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia is determined to repeat Marc Marquez's sweet memory after he missed the title in the 2024 season.
The Italian has won MotoGP for two consecutive seasons in 2022 and 2023, but failed to defend his title this year after losing to Jorge Martin.
The 27-year-old refused to dissolve with this defeat and prepared to look to the new season. His determination is to reclaim the title in the 2025 season and three consecutive seasons after that.
Bagnaia said that he would try to correct all his mistakes so that his ambition could run smoothly as Marquez had done after missing the title in 2015.
"If we look at Marc Marquez's statistics, he won two titles in a row. Then, he lost in 2015 and then he won four titles in a row after that," Bagnaia was quoted as saying by Crash.
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Bagnaia actually recorded the most wins in the main race compared to Martin in the 2024 MotoGP. Overall, the Ducati rider won the first 11 podiums at the Grand Prix.
However, that figure was unable to collect more points than Martin's, who won nine races in total on his way to the 2024 MotoGP title.
Martin's victory consisted of three Grand Prix wins and six Sprint Race wins. The victory in the main race is in stark contrast to Bagnaia.
However, the real key for Martin to win the world title is his success rate on the podium. Of the 40 races, Martin took the podium 32 times or the equivalent of 80 percent.
Bagnaia said that she was not at all interested in these statistics. He emphasized that he only wanted to do better in the next few years.
"I am a very young racer. I think I still have eight or 10 years left. So, I will try my best," said the Torino-born rider.
Bagnaia next season is likely to compete fiercely with Marc Marquez. The six-time world champion will partner him in the Ducati Lenovo Team so they have the same motorbike specifications.
The 2025 season will open with a race at Chang Circuit, Buriram, Thailand, from February 28 to March 2, 2025. This series is the opening to replace Qatar, which is being renovated.
Currently, the composition of the riders is complete. The composition is still the same, consisting of 11 teams and 22 riders who will enliven the most prestigious motorcycle racing event.
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