Since being introduced to the MotoGP paddock only Rossi and Marquezܫ have won back-to-back titles, but Bagna🌺ia is hoping to put his name alongside them this weekend.

Like last season’s finale, Bagnaia holds a comfortable lead in the championship, this time over fellow Ducati rider Jorge Ma𒊎rtin. 

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“Two points less than last year but 12 more to gain,” said Bagnaia in the pre-event press conference. “It is a different situation and with 37 points available it will be very important to start well tom🍸orrow, have a good feeling in FP1 and push to be in the top ten. 

“I’m quite sure this track, with the resurfaꦅce, could be very good f🍌or us. 

“I will try to do the maximum. Tomorrow will be very important to understand everything 🐓and Saturday will be very i🧔mportant to be competitive and to try and win the sprint race. 

“The maximum goal will be to start on the front row and then push in the sওprint race to have the possibility to win.”

If Bagnaia does win the title this weekend, he will be the first rider si💦nce Marquez in 2018 and 19 to become ඣa back-to-back champion.

Alvaro Bautista has already retained his title for Ducati in WorldSBK, and now Bagnaia is looking to do 🦋the same which will also make him Ducati’s first-ever rider to win two MotoGP titles. 

Talking about becoming a baಌck-to-back champion, Bagnaia said: “From my memory just Vale and Marc did it. 

“It could be really great to ඣreach this kind of goal but it’s something I can only think about after. 

“Now I have to think about riding and I kn🍷ow that it’s a great track f🦹or us.”