Marco Bezzecchi put in an excellent performance during free practice for the Catalan Grand Prix, setting the second fastest time behind his compatriot Pecco Bagnaia.
Marco Bezzecchiwho finished second in the prequalifications of the Barcelona Grand Prixwas optimistic for the rest of the weekend, especially since it involves his last Grand Prix with the VR46 team. The Italian driver shared his impressions after a day marked by ups and downs.
« When I ride a Motorcycle, I'm always fully motivated, it's always the same“, said
Bezzecchi. However, he admitted to having had some difficulties in the morning: “ This morning, I didn't feel very well because I was riding too badly. It doesn't work well where there is little grip. » Despite this, he was able to adjust his riding and found better fluidity while riding in the afternoon: “ today I tried to be more fluid with the bike. I always feel like the rear is pushing me a littlebut this is now a peculiarity that we have not been able to correct this year. »
Marco Bezzecchi: « with Pecco Bagnaia, it's like he's a brother »
Regarding his teammate Pecco Bagnaiawho is fighting for the title, Bezzecchi spoke about their close relationship: “ Calming Pecco is difficult, because he is much calmer than us. With him, it's like he's a brother. I've never been in his position, and I know how annoying it is when people are desperate to give you advice. SO, I prefer to talk to him about other things, about how things are going in general. »
On his progress since the last race in Barcelona in May,
Bezzecchi explained: “ from May to today, we had a lot of races where I improved the riding and the bikewhich led us to have today's base. » He also mentioned the importance of tires and track conditions: “ the tires helpedthe condition is a little worse, it takes time to get them up to temperature, but it's the Barcelona of today. »
With strong motivation and constant progress,
Bezzecchi approaches its last weekend with
VR46 with the ambition to end the season on a good note.
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