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On the occasion at the Rome Film Festival of the presentation of the docufilm "Ago" about the life and career of Giacomo Agostini, we met with the 15-time world champion to talk about the present and future of the championship, but also about challenges that unfortunately we will never see.
Marc Marquez this season is back to winning ways. At the moment he is the only one who still has a chance to try to approach Agostini's record of titles, although perhaps the years of difficulty may have affected this chance.
"Marc is still young, he is 31 years old ," comments Giacomo Agostini, "it is clear that it is not easy but he is a great talent. A lot will also depend on how much he wants to continue racing, although I would be fine if he stopped at 14!" he jokes.
Your MV was red, this year we have a red leading the title fight, that of Bagnaia, but there is also another Ducati that of Martin. With three races to go, do you side with either of them? How do you see this championship finale?
"At this point you can't make mistakes anymore, so the tension rises. Martin has a 20-point lead which is not bad, but it will all depend on how the riders handle the tension. When you're there in the home straight and you know it's just a little while away, and you can't afford any more mistakes or mechanical failures. Between the two of them this will make the difference, Bagnaia has already felt these sensations, Martin is a fiery and gritty rider and this is a strength of his. The championship will close in Valencia."
Marc in the film dedicated to you says, "Agostini is the king of kings, he is always affable but in the race he knew how to be bad." Would you have raced against Marquez? Who would have won between the two of you?
"Marquez beyond any doubt would have been a tough cookie, if you had asked him he would have told you he would have won, if you had asked me I would have told you I would have won!" -he jokes- "Surely it would have been a good duel but above all it would have been a good emotion also for the spectators who would have been watching."
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