Bagnaia must “respect” #1 plate to defend his MotoGP crown in 2023

Bagnaia made history in 2022 when he bounced back from a deficit of 91 points midway through the season to become Ducati’s first MotoGP world champion since 2007.
The Ducati rider has elected to swap his #63 plate for #1 for 2023, marking the first time a champion has carried that number since Casey Stoner in 2012.
Only twice in the modern MotoGP era, dating back to 2002, has a rider …Keep reading