MotoGP, is the title promised to Pecco Bagnaia? A statistic says no!

Pecco Bagnaia heads to Australia on the pace of a fantastic ride on a red Ducati missile that propels him to the top of the world championship standings. The last resistance towards the bliss that is Fabio Quartararo is no longer only within shooting range, but downright touching point, with only two points of margin, and he is running out of ammunition with his Yamaha. The affair would only be a question of time, the title would be held out to the Italian, the mass would be said… Really? Between rushing at his prey and overtaking it, there is sometimes a distance that can be measured mentally and, on this side, Pecco Bagnia has already shown this season that even with all the trump cards in his hand, it could tremble, while the Frenchman has a firm grip. Better still, if the Ducati rider succeeded in his conquest, he would defy a statistic that has been in force for 70 years...

Alors Pecco Bagnaia should he already be considered the 2022 World Champion in MotoGP? Not sure… Certainly, on the evening of German Grand Prix which marked the mid-season, the official Ducati regretted 91 points behind on Fabio Quartararo… Seven meetings later, he returned to two people units. With the exception of the Japanese Grand Prix, the Italian has performed better than the reigning champion in every race during this period. The points tally from these seven Grands Prix speaks for itself: 47 points for Quartararo, 136 for Bagnaia.

70 years of history stands in the way of Pecco Bagnaia's title

Seen like that, there is no debate, but there is also the weight of history… The site motorsport magazine recalls that in 70 years of Grand Prix history, never has a driver been titled while regretting five retirements during his career. The fateful cursor is stuck at 4 from the title of Wayne Rainey in 1992. The American indeed achieved his goals despite his retirements at Suzuka, Mugello and Hockenheim, and his withdrawal due to injury at Assen. At the time there was a calendar 13 deadlines which corresponds to a quota of 30,77% of zero numbers. If bagnaia ends the season with five DNFs, that would only correspond to 25% with 20 races.

The fact remains that the Piedmontese remains fragile. During this time, Aleix Espargaró has finished all 17 races contested so far this season, only missing out on points at Motegi after his team Aprilia sent it into the warm-up lap with fuel economy mode activated. fabio quartararo honored 15 finishes out of 17 possible. He crashed at Assen and Aragon and failed to finish in the points last weekend in Thailand. The title will also be decided on these figures…