Quartararo, far from the pole; Bagnaia, near the World Cup

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Only a disaster, the misfortune of all misfortunes, the greatest misfortune in the history of sport could leave

without the MotoGP World Championship this Sunday (2:00 p.m., DAZN) .

His advantage plays in his favor, since he has 23 points over

and, therefore, it is enough for the Italian to finish among the top 14 in Cheste, but such an exaggerated income is not the strongest argument for the.

Surely the certainty of its success stems from variants that are foreign to it.

Even on a bad day, even with a mistake, a fall or an accident, Bagnaia should celebrate her first title in the premier class.

Because to avoid it, Quartararo must win and the Frenchman seems far from opting for it.

This Saturday, in the classification, he was placed fourth, again outside the first row, behind

,

and

.

To win he will have to overcome the three, who have nothing at stake, and who also have a higher top speed than him.

A complicated task.

But even if Quartararo comes from behind and even if Bagnaia fails, the Italian will have a unique protection: his teammates, his friends.

The Ducati riders, the majority on the grid, seven in total, have already shown throughout the season that they will let him pass if necessary and some of them have had a brotherly relationship with him since childhood.

It's hard to imagine

and

members of the VR46 Riders Academy now led by Bagnaia, denying him a position or, even more so, doing anything but stepping aside.

His role can be important in the event of misfortune, as well as that of other opponents who, even if they wanted to, could not stop Bagnaia either.

Despite the fact that the MotoGP World Championship has reached historical equality, in practice the Ducati leader has proven to be one second faster than riders like

,

,

or

and it will be difficult for them to stop their evolution in a possible comeback .

The Italian, in fact, despite his nerves, placed eighth on the grid, a more than sufficient position.

Bagnaia has everything to be a champion and the reasons against him are few.

Perhaps his irregularity during the season, the doubts he has shown this weekend-"I lack some confidence," he assured- or the difficulties in overtaking that Cheste presents.

But with so much advantage and so much help from him, only a disaster could leave him this Sunday without the MotoGP World Championship.

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