Bike: tension, tell us who you are recovering with …

Suddenly there is a little less talk about the differences in performance between Ducati – especially Bagnaia’s – and Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha. In the final title duel between the two men, it is easier to be the hunter than the hunted. The champion still in charge confirms this: “Why should I be nervous? I have told my team and my friends that I will give everything in this race. And whatever happens, we’ll all have fun on Sunday night. Of course, I’m not leaving here without trying, ”explains the Frenchman.

On the other hand – remember that the Italian has 23 points ahead of the final, that Quartararo is forced to win, hoping that Bagnaia does not finish better than fifteenth place – the signs of nervousness are more concrete. “I am a human being. And an Italian! It is clear that I will feel the pressure”, admits the Ducati rider. “When I reviewed the race in Malaysia, I saw that during the race the atmosphere was very intense in the pits (He’s laughing), but I, on the track, felt like I always did. We will see how this Sunday will go in the race ”.

If all attention is focused on the title duel between Bagnaia and Quartararo, there are others who are determined to think about it. In particular Marc Márquez: “Friday was a positive day, I was able to really attack and that’s why I crashed twice. I immediately adopted a fast pace, because I am determined to finish this last race of the year well, ”warns the Spaniard. The only concern for him is a severe cold: “I take remedies and vitamins, to try to be as fit as possible on Sunday.”

The day we learn that the Pierer Mobility group (KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas, CFMoto) has just acquired a quarter of the shares of the legendary Italian brand MV-Agusta, it is rumored that the Forward team, present in Moto2 under the name MV-Agusta – even if we never knew if the owners of MV were really partners – he could find a new candidate in Mexico, via Italika. This company, created in 2004, assembles Chinese vehicles – from scooters to electric motorcycles – for the markets of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Brazil and Costa Rica.

It’s a record: next year 19 different nations will be represented in the GP from six continents. But behind this diversity there are other figures that recall the grip of Spain (29 riders) and Italy (16), out of a total of 80 participants (28 in Moto3, 30 in Moto2, 22 in MotoGP). Switzerland will not be represented and Germany, despite being the most important market in continental Europe, will field only one rider, the European Moto2 champion Lukas Tulovic in place of Marcel Schrötter (at the start for the Supersport World Championship).

From Indonesia, where he should mathematically secure a second consecutive Supersport world title next weekend, Dominique Aegerter expressed his misunderstanding when he discovered the list of “nominees” for the “Sports Awards”, which want to be the Oscars of Swiss sport. . Winner of the FIM MotoE Cup, definitely Supersport World Champion, almost 30 world victories this year and… nothing. No more than for the crossman Jeremy Seewer (vice-champion of the MXGP world, the queen category of world cross), no more for Sébastien Buemi (winner for the fourth time of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, who could become the next world endurance champion weekend), nothing more for Edoardo Mortara (3^And of the Formula E World Championship). Reminder: in 2005 the very young Thomas Lüthi was nominated… who won ahead of Roger Federer.