Jorge Lorenzo: ‘Marc Marquez a bulldog’, Pecco Bagnaia still the favourite
Jorge Lorenzo expects several riders to challenge for the 2024 MotoGP title, but none more so than Francesco Bagnaia who he calls the ‘favourite’ඣ.
Three-time MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Lorenzo has given his thoughts on who wil⭕l be the major players ahead of the 2024 season.
Of course, Francesco Bagnaia is the rider on th🌃e lips of many when thinking about w🎀orld champion’s in 2024.
Fastest in both the Sepang and Qatar tests, 𒆙with new lap records, Bagnaia is the clear favourite.
However, Ducati’s long lꦗist of star names could provide challenges.
And Lorenzo has picked out three in particular although he still sees Bagnaia as the ride𝐆r to beat.
“I thin꧟k Pecco is that kind of rider who is like a robot,” Lorenz꧑o told MotoGP.com. “He is similar to how I was. He needs everything going perfectly to feel strong and then he is unbeatable.
“I t🐷hink these two world titles that he won made him believe so much more in himself. His confidence is n♓ow sky high.
“He knows the bike perfectly because he’s been five years with the same bike. He made the evolution in the last two years of the new Ducati, so Ducati tookꦯ his knowledge to build the bike with his riding style and this is v𝐆ery important.
“But ꦆPecco needs to feel as though he is important in the team and have a perfect situation. Then he will demo✅nstrate it on the track.
“That’s whꦫat he did and let his rivals know that he is still the best, still the number one to make them put the head down and to not show their confidence. I think his strategy was perfect. But🌳 now it is time for racing.
“We have seen Jorge Martin making pole positions and starting the races well, we can see Marc Marquez who will always try to be in the front because he is like a b🎐ulldog.
“Anꦿd for sure, Bastianini feels better with this new bike, the 2024 bike. But Pecco is the favourite I believe.”
Untouchable💮 at some venues in his career, Lorenzo believes Bagnaia will have race weekends where he dominates.
The Spaniard als🌳o believes the improvements made to the new 24-spec Ducati could be bad news for Marquez.
“Bagnaia is able to be unbeatable in some tracks,” added Lorenzo. “He is very s𝄹trong, a two-time world champion but this i🦩s MotoGP and the best riders on the planet.
“With Marc Marquez on the best bike; maybe not the best bike because he will have the 23 bike and this can be the key this year becaඣuse Ducati improved a lot.
“But still with the best company bike, Bastianini and Martin who wants to become champion for the fi🤡rst time, he will not have an easy job.
“But we cannot deny that Bag�🅘�naia is one of the strongest and for me, until someone proves the opposite, he is the favourite.”
