Bagnaia and Miller: “Atmosphere in Ducati is the most serene in the world championship”

From our correspondent Chiara Soldi

October 7
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One stubborn and stubborn, the other prankster and self-confident, but both simple guys chasing a dream. The Ducati riders, Francesco Bagnaia, the splendid winner of the last two GPs in Aragon and Misano Adriatico, and Jack Miller, himself the author of a double this season at Jerez and Le Mans, spoke with an open heart in the talk of the Festival dello Sport conducted by Paolo Ianieri and Rachele Sangiuliano. From minicross to victories, passing through the challenges that the current season has placed on their track, they have teased, have fun and have entertained.

Mum’s cuddles

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Both of them left home when they were very young, but their bond with their families remains for their strength, especially for Bagnaia: “My mother can’t bear that she doesn’t live at home anymore, she calls me every second. While my father is looking for him, he is my prompter, the person who smiles the most at life that I know ”. For Jack Miller the surprise of a video message from his mother, and then the joke: “He would look younger if he didn’t have me”. In fact, it must not be easy to live in close contact with the Australian, who likes to joke a lot, carry plastic snakes in the pits and play the exhaust of the bike as if he were a didgeridoo, an aboriginal musical instrument.

Team play

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Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller are one of the most solid couples in the world championship, their relationship is almost idyllic: “Pecco made me understand that it takes mutual respect, racing is a ‘game’ in which you aim to win, but you have to negotiate others as you would like to be treated ”. “We always come to meet each other – underlines Pecco – we often talk about strategies in the pits”. It was in Austin that all their team play was seen: Jack’s gesture of letting Pecco Bagnaia pass in a comeback sparked the standing ovation of the public. “In general – continues Bagnaia – the atmosphere in Ducati is the most serene in the world championship. We are the best in this ”. With them on stage also Paolo Ciabatti Ducati sporting director who, cornered by the question of who is the fastest, diplomatically exalted both: “They are two riders capable of doing incredible things, both know how to get the most out of the bike, but it is a couple of riders that I would never change for anything in the world ”.

Title Hunt

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Fabio Quartararo, with 52 points ahead and three Grands Prix still to be run (so 75 points up for grabs) has the math on his side for the title, but Francesco Bagnaia is not one who gives up easily: “I’m from Capricorn, they always tell me that one of my characteristics is being stubborn and stubborn, but stubbornness in everyday life and in sport I think is the most important thing, without it you cannot achieve certain results “. But on October 24th we will return to racing in Misano, where Pecco has already won and where he must aim for an encore to keep the World Championship open. He promises: “I will try to do what I can.”