The Ducati Lenovo team rider has won three Grand Prix races and three sprints and is entrenched at the top with a 21-point advantage over Marco Bezzecchi, who rides a year older Ducati.
The Italian rider solidified his position as defending world champion with a celebration in the style of his mentor Valentino Rossi while celebrating a perfect weekend at Mugello.
Pecco also had a strong start to the season, unlike last season when he was 91 points behind the leaders when he arrived in Germany.
“The weekend at Mugello was perfect and gave me the right strength for the weekend in Germany,” Bagnaia said.
“I know the Tuscan circuit very well… but my feeling with the Desmosedici helped me make the difference. I hope to find that feeling again as soon as I arrive at the Sachsenring.”
Meanwhile, last year’s German GP winner Fabio Quartararo wants to forget Yamaha’s poor performance at Mugello.
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The 2021 world champion is currently eighth in the standings with a distance of 77 points from Bagnaia.
“Mugello was very tough, but we learned from our mistakes,” Quartararo said.
“Last year I won at the Sachsenring, but that circuit is quite narrow. It makes overtaking more difficult.”
Qualification and starting position will be key in Germany, the French rider said.
This weekend will see the 84th Grand Prix held in Germany and the 25th at the Sachsenring Circuit.
Built in 1998, the Sachsenring originally had a track design of 3.508km. Following modifications in 2001 and minor changes in 2003, the circuit’s track became 3.671km and it is one of the four circuits that run counterclockwise races in addition to Austin, Philip Island and Valencia.
