Bagnaia, who needed to secure a top five if Jorge Martin won the race, ruled that possibil🌱ity out by taking victory after the Spaniard crashed out early on.

Battling for the lead at th🐠e start of the grand prix, Martin went wide after getting caught up in the slipstream of Bagnaia.

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However, it got wꦦorse for Martin when he crashed out of sixth place as he attempted to make a comeback from his early mistake.

But for Bagnaia, the now two-time world champion kept his cool and delivered yet another win for the factory Ducati te🦂am.

“I feel incredible,” began Bagnaia. “I feel at the top level of happiness which was never like this. The thing is, I’m so happy as well because I won the𓆉 race. 

“With the꧑ circumstances today it was useless to win the race but it was myꦓ dream to do this. I’m so happy but I was scared. 

“With five laps I started to get cold on the bike and I was very scared on the bike because of the front tyre which was the ha🌜rd. It was not an easy day because I was quite under pressure.”

After winning his first title at the season-finale, just like he did this s🃏eason, Bagnaia spoke about the two battles꧒ and which was the hardest.

Fabio Quartararo provided a very steཧrn challenge in 2022, however, Bagnaia said the fight with Martin was harder given they were on simi♏lar machinery.

Bagnaia said: “It’s difficult to compare. Last year Fabio start☂ed really well but as soon as I started to win he was more in trouble. 

“He was fast, he is super fast but his bike wa🤡s not giving him the possibility to fight against ⛄me. We were in a different situation. 

“With Jorge, after💞 Barcelona he was with much more co🍎nfidence every weekend and it was difficult to stop. 

“Then I crashed in India when I was in front of him so for sure it was a plus. It was more difficult this year. Sharing more data is useful bꩲut more stressful sometimes.”

Bagnaia, wꦕho was ꦑjoined by mentor Valentino Rossi this weekend, was also helped by the nine-time world champion who told Bagnaia to remain calm despite the high stakes.

Discussing his chats with Rossi over the weekend, Bagnaia said: “꧂Vale… yesterday he asked me why I chose the medium rear and﷽ I was asking myself the same. 

“I didn’t understand why I choseꦛ the medium for the sprint race but for today it was useful. He was just telling me to be calm, to understand the situation and Jorge was in the worst situation because he needed to win. 

“A win for him and I needed to finish fifth, and I was fast🔯er than to be in the top five.”