Pecco Bagnaia did not really convince during his first season in MotoGP on the Ducati Pramac. In 2020, on the other hand, he was convincing enough to find himself in 2021 as a driver within the official team of the Borgo Panigale brand. He will be alongside a driver he knows very well since it is Jack Miller who followed the same route from Pramac to the factory as him. He will also find Valentino Rossi on the track, with whom relations would have changed. And it's not due to the Doctor's color changes...
Pecco Bagnaia achieved his goals by integrating the official team in two years Ducati in MotoGP. That being said, he is the first to say that he will have to show something other than promises to convince that he deserves this promotion. A change that maturity in construction could encourage. And this evolution is through the new relationships he has with his mentor Valentino Rossi that he detects it.
Bagnaia: “when you race against an idol, it’s special”
He says thus about Motorsport-total : " last year I thought more. I thought more when I was behind Vale" , admits bagnaia, « I do not know why ". This year I felt more comfortable on the bike. I was against him like I was against him at the ranch. At the same time, I didn't think about it as much. It's strange, but this year it was like I was fighting against 'Dovi' or another driver“, notes bagnaia.
He will also face his mentor Rossi in 2021, when he will be 42 years old. “ When you meet Vale on the track, it's always special. When you grew up with an idol and you race against them, it's always special. At the same time, it's strange" , said bagnaia, who has therefore not yet completely broken the filial link with the master of the academy VR46 from which it comes…
