Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia and Celestino Vietti share the track at Valentino Rossi’s Rancho outside of the MotoGP world championship and have a very special relationship as a result. Vietti, who will have a new challenge in Moto2 in 2024, is hoping that his friend and compatriot’s ‘cycle‘ has finally begun, following the revalidation of the world title.
Speaking to Corriere Torino, Vietti recalled the last round of the world championship, at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, where Bagnaia’s lucidity was very clear, even in the face of the great challenges ahead of him: ‘There was a nice atmosphere in Valencia. You could see that Pecco had very clear ideas. He demonstrated great speed by winning the last GP and winning the world title. I believe that among his main qualities are his tranquility and awareness of his abilities, as demonstrated by the fact that he never got into difficulty even when the fight with [Jorge] Martin got very tough’.
The title that Bagnaia has confirmed, Vietti hopes, could be an important step towards what will happen in the coming years, especially after having seen an intense rivalry take him to a very high level:
– I hope Pecco’s cycle has begun, even if reconfirming himself is never easy. He took a bad beating in Barcelona, but he has proven to be the strongest this season in many aspects. After this triumph he will be even more aware of his means and I’m sure he’ll be back on track next year with even more hunger to win.