The pair enjoyed one of the closest Moto🐷GP title fights in recent memory, as the championship was during the final race of the year.

That was also true about 2022 when Bagnaia got the better💫 of Fabio Quartararo, however, sprint races came into the equation, thus making this year’s battle even more intense.

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Despite making ind🔯ividual mistakes,𝓰 Bagnaia admitted to revelling in the pressure put on him by Martin.

“Pressure is a pri☂vilege,” said the Italian when speaking to MotoGP.com. “Without this thing, this sensation, you can’t enjoy i🔥t. 

“Winning or losing has🏅 the possibility of a different pressure and it’s great. ꧒;

“It’s the best thing possible. I want to say thanks to Jor𝄹ge beca💞use he helped me feel this feeling more.”

Bagnaia, who became the first back-to-back MotoGP champion since Marc Marqu𒉰ez in 2018-19, expects an eve🌳n tougher challenge next year.

One of the reasons for that is the🎐 addition of Marc Marquez to Ducati, which has already🔜 proven to be exciting after the eight-time world champion finished the Valencia test in fourth.

Bagnaia added: “It will be more difficult. Next year we will have Marc with the Ducati, we will have Bezzecchi, maybe we will have Quartararo with the Yamaha, Morbidelli with Ducat🌠i and you can’t forget about the KTM’s.”