David Tardozzi knows that Pecco Bagnaia is the ‘top rider’ after doing the impossible as a rookie.

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The 29-year-old won the Moto2 title in 2018 with eight wins and 12 podiums from 18 races. This attracted attention DucatiThe following year he signed to Satellite Pramak Group.

Bagnaia knew he was strong on the brakes. He is heading to his MotoGP debut. But even before that first race in 2019, he had left Ducati. David Tardozi In fear.

Davide Tardozzi knew Francesco Bagnaia was special after impressing the Ducati in pre-season testing in his first year.

Speaking on the MotoGP Official Podcast, The end on the brakesin 2022, when Bagnaya A factory Ducati rider and battling Fabio Quattararo, Tardozzi shared how the Italian was impressed with his performance in the first test session.

He said what he did was impossible for a rookie: “I think we realized before he won the championship in January 2018. We signed the contract in January 2019, he won the Moto2 title in 2018.”

But I realized that Peko was the top rider in the first test in Malaysia. He had a year and a half problem, but in the first test he showed something that would have been impossible if he wasn’t a fast driver for a beginner.

“So we understood there that he has potential. That’s why we kept him after a year and a half of ups and downs and problems and bad results.

“It has potential, we just have to find a way to give the bike and show that potential, and that’s what happened.”

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Davide Tardozzi has kept his promise to Francesco Bagnaia, giving him the bike to win two MotoGP titles.

Bagnaya’s stay at Pramak was difficult to say the least. In two seasons, he has only one podium, finishing P15 in 2019 and P16 in 2020.

But despite this, Ducati kept the faith and promoted him to the factory team in 2021. Something immediately clicked for Bagnaia as he began to fight for the Championship, losing to Quattararo in his first year in red.

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But he didn’t have to wait long to taste glory as he overturned the biggest points deficit in MotoGP history in 2022 to beat the Quattro, giving Ducati their first championship since Casey Stoner in 2007.

Bagnaia will return in 2023, becoming the only Ducati rider to date to win consecutive and multiple championships. Things may not be going well with you right now. Bagnaia went to Aprilia in 2027But he remains the most successful rider of the Bulls of Bologna.