Marco Bezzecchi concluded his 2024 MotoGP season on a disappointing note, far from the performances that propelled him to the podium the previous year. The Italian rider, who joins Aprilia in 2025, expressed his frustration and his desire to understand the reasons for this decline.
The 2024 MotoGP season was marked by a drop in performance for Marco Bezzecchithe pilot Ducati VR46who ended the season far from his goals. Moving from third to twelfth place in the championshiphe experienced a difficult end to the year, illustrated by a 9th place in the Barcelona Grand Prix and an 8th place in the Sprint Race. Despite a relatively promising start in certain races, Bezzecchi was unable to measure up to the big names in the championship, like Marc Marquezwho finished in second place in the Grand Prix, with whom he was on the same motorcycle.
« It wasn't the first time this had happened. I was able to take the corners very quickly, but when I had to push on the rear, the rubber was late. It slowed me downbut at least I was able to get a clean result in the end », Analyzed the Italian. Despite a performance that did not live up to its expectations, Bezzecchi is satisfied to have been able to catch up Pedro Acosta in the last lap. But he remains perplexed by the situation, wondering why he has not managed to fully adapt to the Ducati: “ we know that performances have not been good throughout the year. I want to understand why I was never able to become one with the motorcycle. »
Marco Bezzecchi: « from a sporting point of view, there is no doubt that Jorge Martin deserves this title »
After finishing third in 2023, Bezzecchi started from scratch with a Ducati GP23 and faced difficulties throughout the year. He revealed that this season had been “ difficile » for him, but that he wanted “ do an analysis » further push of his year before starting the new season.
On a personal level, Bezzecchi expressed his support for his teammate Pecco Bagnaiawhom he knows well and with whom he shares a friendly relationship. However, he recognizes the dominance of Jorge Martin this year and salutes its exceptional performances: “ From a sporting point of view, there is no doubt that Jorge deserves this title. He had an incredible season with his team. We can only congratulate him. »
With a new chapter beginning, Bezzecchi confirmed his visit to Aprilia for 2025, where it will find itself alongside Jorge Martina teammate with whom he has already shared several battles. “ Now I'm going to join Jorge. He's a good guy and I'll be able to learn from him “, he declared, talking about his future at Aprilia.
Marco Bezzecchi closed the season with 153 points, P12 overall and his adventure with the Tavullia team with 29 podiums au total (14 a Moto2, 9 a MotoGP et 6 a Sprint), dont 6 victories (3 in Moto2 and 3 in MotoGP). « I will never forget the team's farewell in the pits, like everything else, these were 5 truly special years » commented the Italian. The pilot of Rimini keeps his head held high despite a disappointing season. With a new environment and new opportunities in 2025, he hopes to finally find the regularity and consistency necessary to fight at the front and regain the level he showed last year.
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