Bagnaia became the first Italian MotoGP champion since 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valentino Rossi in 2009 at the Valencian Grand Prix on Sunday, while also becoming the first Italian to win on an Italian bike since 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giacomo Agostini did so in 1972. 

Despite losing downforce aboard his GP22 machine following contact with title rival 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo that led to his front right winglet snapping off, Bagnaia managed to come across the line in tenth place at Valencia, while Quart🅰araro, who needed to win in order to have any chance of retaining his crown was fourth. 

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Although Bagnaia faced a different kind of pressure to that of Le Mans, Aragon, Misano and Sepang when he was trying to hold off 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini for victory, the Ducati rider alluded to those previous experiences as reasons why he was able to remain calm during Sunday’s race, despite being overtaken by🧸 several riders.

Asked if he’s a rider that can handle pressure - something he buckled under at various points in the last two years - Bagnaia added: "I think that the race in Le Mans has helped🦩 me to understand that. Because in Le Mans I was riding under pressure from Enea and I committed big mistakes, going wide in turn 🙈seven; I don’t remember well the number of the corner. 

"This year I was always under a lot of pressure from behind. Enea was twice behind me and trying toꦉ overtake. 

"To manage the situation perfectly I was 🌞knowing that a second position was not allowed. I tried to improve myself on that and we did it. 

"It’s the worst situation possible when you have someone behind on the last-lap andꦉ you can’t commit any mistakes. It’s the situation where you can easily lose your concentration. But I think we worke✤d well and also the ranch. 

"A win every Sunday at the ranch isꦿ very important. I never won at the ranch but every w♏eekend I fight with other riders and we put a lot of pressure on us. This can help us."

VR46 academy ‘incredible’, says MotoGP champion Bagnaia

Bagnaia has been part of Rossi’s VR46 academy since 2015 and along with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Morbidelli is the only rider ♛to have won a world title while represenඣting the brand. 

Speaking abﷺout the influence that the VR46 acad💝emy has had, Bagnaia credited the professionalism and dedication from those in charge to give all its world championship riders the best chance to succeed. 

"It’s not just [about] the influence of Valentino, but all the guys and all the people working for us at home," stated Bagnaia. "At the start it was a ꦫtotally different academy. It was a big help for sure, but at this moment we are very professional. 

"We have everything and we can say to them that we want to go with the mini bikes to a track and they have everything to do it. If we want to go to Portimao﷽ to have a test before the season, then they organise everything to do it. 

"It is incredible the hel🍰p the💜y are giving. They are giving all their life, their passion to us and this is incredible. This is the first title in MotoGP for the academy, it’s the third in general after Franky in Moto2 and me in Moto2. 

"But if we look at the performance of every rider in the academy - unfortunately in Moto3 and Moto2 we had a little problem, but if we analyse the performance in MotoGP then we can see that al💞l the riders ♓in the academy are incredible. 

"At home we push each otherꦛ to improve ourselves. When I lo🔥ok at Franky in 2020 doing the runner-up in the championship with three wins, it was like a reference to me. 

"⛎It was like something to beat. And this helped me a lot to improve myself. I want to say thank you to the academy."