Why Bagnaia's MotoGP triumph is as worthy as Stoner's Ducati breakthrough
OPINION: Despite the superiority exhibited by the Ducati in 2022, the context in which Francesco Bagnaia became MotoGP world champion means that both the rider and the Italian marque merit the same recognition that the brand and Casey Stoner received after their 2007 title
In racing, numbers are usually the most accurate reflection of reality. And the numbers that Ducati recorded in MotoGP this season, with the eight bikes it had spread across the grid, unequivocally underlines the supremacy that the fleet of Desmosedicis enjoyed over their competitors.
Between two of the three versions of the Ducati prototype that have raced on track in this 2022, 12 victories have been accumulated out of a possible 20 - a record for the manufacturer - as well as 16 pole positions. The 32 podiums of the Bologna manufacturer - more than half of the 60 total - have been shared by seven of its eight riders; another metric that only reaffirms the success of the Reparto Corse engineers, led by Gigi Dall'Igna, in the design and development of the latest bike.
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