Emulating Doohan is a tremendous challenge, and since the Australian’s on track heroics, a hoodoo of sorts has befallen the #1 plate. Riders such as Alex Criville, Kenny Roberts Jr, Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, and Jorge Lorenzo, all of them enshrined as MotoGP™ Legends, could not string together two consecutive titles wearing the coveted #1. Others, such as Rossi, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team), or Fabio Quartararo, opted to wear their iconic personal numbers: #46, #93, #36, and #20, respectively. Despite being strongly associated with #63, Bagnaia couldn’t pass up the opportunity to wear the Champion’s #1, and who could blame him?