Motorcycling-Bagnaia keen to seal title and join greats Rossi, Marquez

FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Grand Prix of Qatar - Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar - November 19, 2023 Ducati Lenovo Team's Francesco Bagnaia in action during the MOTGP race REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari

(Reuters) - Francesco Bagnaia is on the brink of becoming just the third rider to claim back-to-back MotoGP titles but the Italian says there is no chance of him celebrating too soon with everything still to play for in the final race weekend of the season.

The Ducati rider holds a 21-point lead over Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin ahead of the season finale at Valencia, where he can seal the championship as early as Saturday by scoring at least four points more than Martin.