Francesco Bagnaia believes today’s ℱdominant MotoGP victory at Portimao is the best of his premier class career thus far. 

The D෴ucati r🌳ider, who started from pole for the fifth consecutive race, was faultless throughout as he led from lights-to-flag. 

In fact, Bagnaia’s only hiccup this weekend came during the start as he was slow away - led to team-mate Ja♓ck Miller coming through, however, Bagnaia regained the lead on the exit of turn one before Joan Mir also got through on Miller. 

Mir did well to keep the pressure on Ba🔴gnaia during ꦆthe first eight laps, but Bagnaia’s pace was eventually too much as he won by a comfortable 2.4s.

The win for Bag🌠naia, along with Miller claiming third has also resulted in the Bologna-based tea♍m winning their second consecutive manufacturers’ title. 

Speaking after the race, Bagnaia said: "I’m very happy because I think it’s my best weekend in M♐otoGP. Also, I enjoyed every single sessio🔯n this weekend. 

"When you feel so great with your bike everyth♋ingꩵ comes more easily to you. I’m very happy with the work done. 

"Compared to April when I finished second,♔ I was feeling more competitive t📖his time around. 

"This race was more difficult at the start because with the front tyre I was struggling a bit more compared to other races, so I was trying to push but every time I🔜 was leaning on the left I was feeling that the left was closing. 

"But then everything came better and better in tꦉhe next laps, so I’m very happy for this win."

Heading into the weekend, 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararoℱ said he could ride without any pressure having wrapped up🉐 the title. 

And while Bagnaia was asked if that was the case for him during the 𝔍post-race press conference, the Ducati rider said nothing cha💖nged compared to Misano.

"I sincerely think 🧸I’m the same in Misano. I was doing the same race, I was doing the same pushing like Misano and there I was more unlucky because I crashed," add♑ed Bagnaia. 

"Maybe today it's because I wasn’t with the hard front [jokes Bagnaia]; Mir cuts in and says ‘I hoped you useไd the hard’ [smiles], but sincerely I didn’t change it. 

"In Misano I was just trying to o🌊pen up the championship, but I already knew that it was very difficult to win it."

During today’s race Quartararo crashed with five laps to go, something that would not have happened in Bag💦naia’s opi𒀰nion had the title fight been extended to this weekend.

The former Moto2 champion said: "If I won in Misano then for sure Quartararo would no🅺t crash today. So it’s okay like this. I was racing without pressure in the championship, so I just did the same t💜hing today."