MotoGP: BT Sport team predicts Aragon outcome as Pecco Bagnaia eyes another victory

Pecco Bagnaia starts the Aragon MotoGP from pole position on Sunday afternoon, as he looks to seal a fifth straight victory in the championship and carry on making inroads into Fabio Quartararo’s championship lead.

The Italian rider labelled his pole-winning lap at MotorLand Aragon on Saturday as one of his best-ever laps as he took P1 ahead of Ducati team-mate Jack Miller, whilst Enea Bastianini will join them on the front row for lights out.

Indeed, the Ducati-powered bikes are looking particularly strong here with four of the top five running Bologna-based power and Bagnaia will be hoping that can spur him onto another win as he looks to reel in Quartararo who starts P6.

To look ahead to the race, then, we spoke to the BT Sport commentary team, Gavin Emmett, Neil Hodgson and Michael Laverty, live at Aragon, to get their thoughts on whether anyone can stop Bagnaia or whether it’s going to be another victory for the in-form 25-year-old.

Gavin Emmett:

“He’s called it one of his best qualifying laps which is remarkable, considering that he took all those poles last year. Can anyone stop him though in the race? I see it a bit differently because this is going to be a tyre management race and a race of attrition. He’s great from the front leading, but we saw last race that Enea Bastiaini has got what it takes especially late in races. He’s got something that means the way he rides with his style that he always has a bit of tyre [left.] He took the fastest lap on the last lap of the race last time and messed up turn four in the process, so I think he will have a say in it.

“Jack Miller I would say Pecco might have the measure of because I think usually Pecco is stronger in the latter stages than Jack. The question for me