Seventeen points separate Francesco Bagnaia from World Championship leader Jorge Martin on the eve of the Round at Sepang. A blow-by-blow duel like the one that animated last season. When the two Ducati riders took the title fight all the way to the last race in Valencia, where it was the reigning champion who triumphed over his rival from the Pramac Racing team.
An epilogue that the Madrid native hopes will be significantly different in this 2024. Year in which he aims to take his revenge on the man from Piedmont, before moving to Aprilia, playing his first match point as early as this weekend in Sepang. Where he will be able to graduate as Champion by gaining 21 points on Pecco.
Before they do battle at the Malaysian track, however, the two title contenders met up in downtown Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday evening, Oct. 30. To pose with the winner's trophy in front of the striking Petronas Towers.
An initiative that took place as part of the #TheRematch campaign promoted by MotoGP, which invites fans to show their support for the two rivals in the title fight, using the hashtags #VamosJorge and #ForzaPecco on social media.