Aragon MotoGP: Maiden win ‘a dream come true’ for Bagnaia

Francesco Bagnaia calls his first ever MotoGP win a dream after getting the better of Marc Marquez in Aragon; ‘I have a lot of emotions today. I’m so happy. To finish first is a dream come true’.
Francesco Bagnaia MotoGP race, Aragon MotoGP, 12 September 2021
Francesco Bagnaia MotoGP race, Aragon MotoGP, 12 September 2021
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Francesco Bཧagnaia claimed a first ever MotoGP win after a stunning final three laps which saw he and Marc Marquez exchange the l🦂ead 14 times.

Bagnaia led the entirety of the race until that point, but faced a late charge from Marquez who was searching for a sixth premier class win atꦐ Aragon. 

But like we saw many times between Ma𒉰rquez and former 🌜Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso, Bagnaia was able to better the Honda rider thanks to several stunning counter moves on the exit of corners. 

The last of💝 Marquez’s attempts came at turn 12 as he ran wide which allowed Bagnaia to regain the lead. 

The Ducati man remained unchallenged throughout the rest of the lap and claimed a sensation🔴al first MotoGP win. 

"I h🔯ave a lot of emotions today. I’m so happy! We worked🎉 a lot to achieve this result," said Bagnaia post race. 

"Every time that w☂e were close 💮(to winning before) something happened. This dream to get my first victory was always far. 

"To win t♛oday is a great liberation. I’m so happy. It's difficult to s📖ay something now, but to finish first is a dream come true."

The pace throughout the 24 lap race was stunning by both riders as 1m 48s lap times were held until the very final st💎ages. 

It was lap times that surprised Bagnaia given the hotter conditions, while he 🥂acknowledged that Marquez had ‘a bit better pace than me’.  

Bagnaia added꧃: "It was✱ not easy. Today it was more hot and I was not thinking that the pace could be like this. 

"But when I start, my feeling was great with the bike and I was knowing that Marc was t▨he only one with a bit better pace than me. 

"But 🦂when I started, I tried to push and I opened a gap with the third position, so I continued to push. 

"We did an incredible pace I thi✤nk. He was only trying to overtake me in the final part of the race because before that it was useless I think. 

"I tried, I saw he was overtaking me in the points where I was strong in the exit and in the last part of the race with the rear tyre that was a bit down on gr🌜ip to cross, the overta🐻ke was more easy. 

"And the last attempt he did in turn 12 I was already braking so hard, so 🅺when I see that he was trying to overtake me I was sure that he would go a bit wide."

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