Clear at the t🐬op of the MotoGP standings by over 60 points from Jorge Martin, Bagnaia is in a commanding position to retain his title.

The #1 has been in fine form over the last few rounds, b🐎ut that hasn’t stopped Bezze🍌cchi from being one of his toughest opponents.

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The two Italian’s split victories at Assen, while Bezzecchi bettered the world champion in the sprint at Silverstone before crashing out of the main race - Bagnai🌞a then completed his third double of the year last time out in Austria.

Riding a year-old machine compared to Bagnaia’s full factory bike, Bezzecchi has been a revelation in 2023 which is why th♛e Italian brand wanted to put him aboard a 2024 machine next season. 

But Bezzecchiജ rejected that chance and Bagnaia has revealed the advice he gave to his fellow VR46 academy rider.

"We spoke about it," said Bagnaia. "It’s better for both - in case✨ we lose, we🍬 have an excuse! We don’t have the same bike! 

"But🔜 we spoke about it. My suggestion, my advice, was to follow being in th♕e same team. I [understand] the human side. 

"When you feel fine with your 🌸team, even if you have a competitive but older bike, you can fight for the top positions. 

"We can see when Marco Simoncel🍷li won in 2008 - they removed the factory bike but he still ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚwon because the human side was important."

After his convincing double at the Red Bull Ring,♔ high praise came the way of Bagnaia from both Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez, who🉐 called the Italian unbeatable at the moment.

But Bagnaia feels as though that’s far from the case: "No. I am enjoying it. I have a great feeling with my team. We work a lot, improving our situation. We start not in the best way 🌊on Friday, but improve ev🐽ery time. 

"In Aust♏ria we discovered something to improve our performance. This is one of my favourite tracks.

"I’ve never had𓃲 a good result, the best was sixth in 2020. Last year was competitive, I started on the front row, but was unlucky on the first corner. 

"Like always, if we work well, we can be fast and competiꦺtive🌠 to fight for the top positions."