Pecco Bagnaia given bleak “he must climb Everest” title prediction

Grim prediction for Pecco Bagnaia's title defence in 🔜Barcelona

Francesco Bagnaia
Francesco Bagnaia

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia’s hopes ꦕof retܫaining the MotoGP title rest on his “climbing Everest”.

That is the bleak verd✅ict offered by Michele Pirro, Ducati’s test ꦺrider who will race this weekend.

Factory Ducati star Bagnaia and Pramac’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin will decide the championship at the relocated B꧒arcelona finale.

Martin has a 24-point 🌊lead and could confirm the title as ea🍬rly as Saturday.

"The ranking doesn't lie,” Pirro told&nbs𓆉p;when asked for a prediction.

“Jorge has much higher odds than Pecco.

“A lead of 24 points is notable, and rac🍌ing teaches me that 🧸it's better to be above rather than below.

“If the Spaniard has to manage, t♋he I🐓talian will have to climb Everest.

“Nothing can be said against Martin: he remained focused race after race, making fe🉐wer mistakes than Bagnaia.

“Bagnaia won 10 [Sunday races] and, if he didn't wi🔯n the title, it would be absurd, while Martin is good at learning from mistakes."

Pirro will represent the VR46 Ducati team this week๊end, replacing the injured Fabio di Giannantonio.

Pirro has been selected instead o𝓀f Andrea Iannone, who raced in Sepang.

P𒅌irro will race for the first time൲ this season then, on Tuesday at the postseason test, will return to prepping the GP25.

"The Desmosedici GP25 has some improvements but, by virtue of the excellent 🎀base it has, i꧋mproving the bike is not easy,” he said.

“After the tests carried out in Misano and Jerez, it will be interesting to try it in Barcelona, ​​a 𝐆track with not very good grip, because we all want to ensure the step we're looking forꦺ."

The GP25 which Pirro is largely re🍸sponsible for developing will be in the hands of Bagnaia and Marc Marquez next se💟ason, who will be factory Ducati teammates.

VR46’s Di Giannantonio will be the thiꦦrd aღnd final rider with access to the factory-spec Ducati in 2025.

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