‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, great favorite to win the World Cup in Cheste

The Italian Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP22) will arrive in Valencia, scene this weekend of the last grand prix of the season, which in Valencian Community in the Ricardo Tormo de Cheste circuitwith all the “aces up his sleeve” to be, for the first time in his sports career, MotoGP world champion.

bagnaiawinner of the Valencian race last season, adds to this situation the fact that his advantage in the provisional classification of the world championship is 23 points with respect to who is already his only rival in the race for the title, the current champion, the French Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M1).

Accounts are very easy for “Pecco”, because Quartarararo had to win, yes or no, and the Italian was fifteenth or didn’t score. It will all be worth it, because in the event of a tie on points in the number of victories, the title will go to the representative of Ducati, seven in the first to three in the second before Valencia.

So, and starting on the basis that the Valencian track is not bad for the Italian driver, since he won there last year, Fabio Quartararo does not seem to be in a very favorable position, although as he has been confirmed in Malaysia after avoiding. The first alirón of Bagnaia, he will try until the last second that his rival cannot achieve the goal, although it is quite complicated.

And it is not only complicated for Quartararo because of his “mathematical accounts” in Italian, but also because of the fact that in the race in the Valencian Community another series of factors can be added, in the form of his own name with a great desire to close the season in the best way possible, and therein lies the real interest of a race where there have been many winners in recent years, from the Italian. Franco Morbidelli (2020) in Spanish Alex Rins (2018) or Marc Márquez (2019 and 2013).

The main MotoGP riders have a special incentive to start with the best possible result from the last race of the season.

For Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda RC 213 V) will be the best way to start the 2023 season, after two years of suffering, physical problems and surgical interventions that, apparently in recent months, have been able to resolve his ailments in an injured arm law. The eight-time Repsol world champion needed that victory to fully regain the confidence of being who he has been for the past decade, but he wasn’t the only one.

Like Marc Márquez, they also want to close a part of their sports career, which for a few years has brought them together with the Japanese manufacturer Suzuki, the Spanish Àlex Rins and Joan Mir.

Too much Rins as Mir they have achieved good results with Suzuki, the second of them is the MotoGP world champion in 2020, and Valencia could be the opportunity or the setting for a farewell in line with their expectations, especially after knowing that they have no trouble testing their new one. 2023 bikes, Honda path for both, after receiving permission from those responsible for Suzuki.

Again, it will be necessary to consider the large representation of Ducati, including the Australian Jack Miller at the head of them all and in his last career as a driver for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, but not forgetting the French johann zarcoa George Martin or the italians Enea Bastianini or Marco Bezzecchi, For the first time. In addition to them, they definitely want to close the year on a friendly circuit and with the best possible taste in their mouths Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales.

A asparagus he would have liked to fight for the title until the last race, but the truth is that in the last grand prix neither luck nor the overall performance of the rider/bike team helped much and although we now have to think positively for 2023 , de Granollers will definitely try to fight, at least, for the podium with “Ricardo Tormo”.

We also cannot forget the pilots of the Austrian manufacturer KTM, the South African Brad Binderwhich will continue in 2023 with them, and the Portuguese Miguel Oliveirawho will leave for the new Aprilia satellite team, who could be among the contenders for the top five and even a podium finish in a race where the 2022 world title is at stake.