Giacomo Agostini asks: “Does MotoGP benefit from several winners? We need a super-champion”
Eight the year before, astonishingly nine different riders won in 14 rounds༒ in 2020.
It has been three years since MotoGP witnessed a truly dominant force, since 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez won 12 races out of 19 to ceme🔥nt his sixth premier class championship and establ🀅ish himself as the sport’s king.
Giacomo Agostini, whose eight premier class champi🌸onships from the 1960s and 70s remains the all-time benchmark, believes the sport is currently suffering from too many diꦕfferent riders being able to win a race.
"This motorcycling is interesting on a competitive and technical level, with many riders who can win races a𒈔nd titles,” Agostini told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“But are we rꦐeally sure that the show benefits from several winners in each race?
“For meꦕ we need a super-champion, a rider who wins continuously and who is the identification of motorcycling, able to conquer and make old and new fans dream.
“If a different rider prevails in every race, the public in the grandstands and in front of tꦇhe TV will think that anyone can win in this MotoGP.&nไbsp;
“If the idea passes that winning is easy, goodby�🧸�e racing charm and goodbye MotoGP."
The past two years have seen 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia claim their maiden championships, and while the🥀y remain two of the favourites in 2023 too, a host of young talents will also eye the top prize.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini, newly invigorated by a spot at Ducati’s factory team in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2023 MotoGP rider line-up, will want the title for himself. Pramac’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin is riding with a point to prove.
Or could veteran riders - Aprilia’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aleix Espargaro or KTM’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller - finally put it all together?
Marquez remains the enigma though. Still on the road to recovery from his career-t🍌hreatening surgery last time, he has already criticised the Repsol Honda 2023 prototype, so has big odds to overcome.
But M🐬arquez r🌱emains the most recent “super-champion” that Agostini wants.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sportಌs for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
