MotoGP Malaysia: Bezzecchi back ‘at my best’, Sepang one of Marini’s favourites
The VR46 rider, currently 79 points behiꦍnd Bagnaia and 66 from Jorge Martin, needs to be within 73 points of the title leader after Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix🍌 to stay in the fight for Qatar.
Either way, Bezzecchi knows the title is a long shot. But with his fractured collarbone benefitting from a welcome weekend off, the Italian could well be a victory contender throughou𝓀t the Sepang-Lusail-Valencia trip🅷le header that ends the season.
“Having a full week of recovery after three very busy weeks, like the previous ones,ౠ was a real treat,” said Bezzecchi, the grand prix winner in Argentina, France and India.
“I rested and recovered as much as possible, recharged my b♑atteries and I am read💯y to face this final stage of the season at my best.
“Sepang, along with many other 🍒tracks in this final phase of the season, is amonಞg my favourites.
“Very faꦍst, with long straights, an aspect that could be favourable to our 🔯technical package.
“It won't be easy, but we will give our bꦏest to be among the pro🍨tagonists from here to Valencia.”
Bezzecchi was fourth as a rookie in last year’s Malaysian Gran🐈d Prix, when team-mate Luca Marini suffered his first non-score after almost two seasons in the premier class.
But Marini bounced back by leading the timesheets during February’s official pre-season test at Sepang, suggest�💫�ing he could well be a pole contender on Saturday.
“I'm always ๊happy to return to Sepang, one of my favourite tracks and where I achieved my first victory in the World Championship in 2018 🐓in Moto2,” said Marini, also recovering from a fractured collarbone.
“I have always done well here, managing to adapt to the temperatures, which♌ are often truly prohibitive.
“Wit🥂h the shoulder it's better, in Thailand we managed Saturday's race and the weather conditions well, while in the race we struggled more. However, the feelings are positive.
“It will be a busy♎ three weeks, the aim is to close the season collecting ꦜas much as possible.”
While Bezzecchi looks relatively settled in third, Marini is now just six points behind Maverickꦡ Vinales and seventh in the world championship.
Although Pramac is 9🦹6 clear of VR46 in the teams’ standings, Valentino Rossi’s squad will take a 30-point advantage o🤪ver Lenovo Ducati into the final three rounds.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront ๊of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
