Giacomo Agostini asks: “Does MotoGP benefit from several winners? We need a super-champion”

Seven different riders had their moment of glory by winning a MotoGP race in 2022.
Jack Miller , Thailand MotoGP. 29 September
Jack Miller , Thailand MotoGP. 29 September

Eight the year before, astonishingly nine different rider🙈s won in 14 🐻rounds in 2020.

It has been three years since MotoGP witnessed a truly dominant force, since 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez won 12 races out of 19 to cement🌃 his sixth premier class championship and establish himself as the sport’s king.

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Giacomo Agostini, whose eight premier class championships from the 1960s and 70s remains the all-time benchmark, believes the sport is currently sufferin🍎g from 𓃲too many different riders being able to win a race.

"This motorcycling is interesting on a competitive and technical level, wi♔th many riders who can win races and titles,” Agostini told La Gazzetta dello Sport. 

“But are we really sure that the show be𓆏nefits from several winners in each race? 

“For 🐟me we need a super-champion, a rider who wins continuously and who is the identꦑification of motorcycling, able to conquer and make old and new fans dream. 

Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini, MotoGP, San Marino MotoGP, 3 September
Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini, MotoGP, San Marino MotoGP, 3 September

“If a different rider prevails in every rac𒊎e, the public in the grandstands and in front of the TV will think that anyone can win in this MotoGP. 

“If th𓆉e idea passes that winning is easy, goodbye racing charm and goodbye MotoGP."

The past two years have seen 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia claiꦅm their maiden championships, and while they remain two of t𒆙he favourites in 2023 too, a host of young talents will also eye the top prize.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini, newly invigorated by a spot at Ducati’s factory team in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up, will want the title for himself. Pramac’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin is riding with a point to prove. 

Or could veteran riders - Aprilia’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro or KTM’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller - finally put it all together?

Marquez remains the enigma though. Still on the road to re⛄covery from his career-threatening surgery last time, he has already criticised the Repsol Honda 2023 prototype, so has big odds t🍨o overcome.

But Marquez remains the most recent 🅘“super-champion” that Agostini wants.

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