Bagnaia: Ducati did "everything perfect" to defend MotoGP title
Bagnaia and Pramac title rival Jorge Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday. But the championship battle came to a halt on lap six of the grand prix when Martin collided with Honda's Marc Marquez on the eight-time world champion's final appearance for the team while battling for fifth. Bagnaia went on to win the race for his second title in a row, becoming the first rider since Marquez to win consecutive titles. Asked how he felt about that fact, Bagnaia said: "I feel well, it's fantastic. And even more with the number one, finishing second in the championship could be a very bad result. "I couldn't be happy with a second position in the championship because a number one plate means that you need to demonstrate that you are the number one and I think we did everything perfect to be considered the number ones. "Even more in the second part of ...