There is reason to argue Bagnaia has been the faster of the pair in 2024 . The three-time World Champion was simply untouchable during dominant weekends in Italy , the Netherlands , Austria and Japan , where he scored Tissot Sprint and MotoGP™ feature race successes .
Yet Bagnaia ’ s mistakes have proved extremely costly this year . Ducati ’ s lead rider has crashed out of podium contention in Aragon and Emilia Romagna , while he was less than one lap away from a Tissot Sprint success in Barcelona when he fell .
Still , Bagnaia isn ’ t a double MotoGP™ champion for nothing . He has consistently shown he is capable of producing his best form when the odds are stacked against him . Plus , he pulled off the biggest reversal in the history of the MotoGP™ World Championship , when he was 91 points behind Fabio Quartararo midseason before emerging victorious in 2022 . In short , never rule him out .
It all points to an exciting championship finale this weekend , and is the third time in the past three years the MotoGP™ World Championship has been decided at the last race of the season . A rowdy Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya will witness the crowning of either Martin or Bagnaia – MotoGP™ ’ s leading man !
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