Malaysian MotoGP: Giacomo Agostini calls for Francesco Bagnaia to become a star - “we need a character”
Bagnaia enters the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Malaysian MotoGP, the penultimate round of the season, having overcome a 91-point deficit in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo to now lead by 14 points.
He can seal the championship at Sepang this weekend but the greater goal could be to inherit 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi’s status as an icon of the sport.
"We need a character, someone who imposes himself continuously, who conquers and makes the fans dream,” the legendary Agostin💯i, a 15-time world champion, said to La Repubblica.
“If every year there is a different champion, 🐓꧟people will think that anyone can lead in MotoGP.
“I'm sure, we need a star."
Joan Mir and Quartararo w♍on their first championships in the past two years and now Ducati rider Bagnaia is on the verge of a maiden title.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez, who missed much of this season due to injury but may emerge as a serious threa𝓡t in 2023, had previously won four titles in a♌ row.
But 🌃Agostini, the 80-year-old Italian who has won mor♛e titles than anyone in the premier class, wants to see his countryman Bagnaia establish himself as No1.
"I wish him so,” Agostini said. “In the standings he has surpassed poor Quartararo and I think no on𝓰e stops him.
“Maybe he becomes champion already in Sepang, although in the bikes it is always🐼 better to wait for the mathematics. Anything can always happen.”
Agostini said about Yamaha rider Quartararo: "I'm sorry to see him like this. He's good, bu🔯t today Ducati is Ducati.
“With Pecco the bike forms an exceptional combination, a beautiful thing that h⛦as blossomed in an overbearing way. He just needs to finish first once again and that's pretty much it."
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports,✃ to footbaꦆll, to F1.
