MotoGP, Bezzecchi confesses: “I preferred not to attack him”

Marco Bezzecchi shares his experience in the VR46 Academy with Pecco Bagnaia: the rookie admitted that he avoided overtaking in the final.

Marco Bezzecchi (media press)
Marco Bezzecchi – Motori.News

Pecco Bagnaia collected his fifth seasonal training camp in Motegi. At the last of the 24 laps of the Japanese GP he remedied an unforgivable fall in an attempt to overtake his direct rival for the world title, Fabio Quartararo. The Ducati rider miscalculated his times before slipping into the gravel of Turn 3 and will now have to get up from the psychological backlash in a few days.

Friday will return to action for the 17th round in Thailand, there is an immediate way to redeem himself after the mistake of Motegi, but there is a lot of bitterness. Too many points were lost in this 2022 season, either due to initial technical problems, either by personal mistakes on the part of Pecco, or by the fault of others, such as the fall in Catalunya caused by Taka Nakagami. Or like the five points that went up in smoke on the last lap of the HP in Aragon, when he was overtaken by his brand colleague Enea Bastianini who stole his fifth win in a row.

Bezzecchi helps Bagnaia in the world championship race

Pecco Bagnaia (LaPresse)
Pecco Bagnaia – Motori.News

On the Japanese weekend Pecco Bagnaia he suffered problems both in the wet and in the dry, unable to find traction for his Ducati GP22. And once again he had to deal with Enea Bastianini to compete for a timid ninth position. At the top of Borgo Panigale this excessive proximity does not appeal at all, especially now that we have reached four races to go and the priority is the drivers’ title with Bagnaia. There are no team orders for the moment, but maybe we should start thinking about it.

18 points of difference from the leader Fabio Quartararo and that of the Buriram is a layout that could play in favor of the Yamaha M1, very easy and quick to change direction. In the final laps of the Japanese GP he found his companion from VR46 Academy behind him Marco Bezzecchi, who avoided attempting to overtake the official driver, in the running for the world title. Too bad that his attempt to help has failed with the fall of Pecco before the finish line.

The ‘Bez’, tenth at the finish, however, wanted to respect his training and life partner. “I was very strong under braking, which allowed me to show good overtaking maneuvers“Said the team rider Mooney VR46. “Unfortunately, I thought a little too much during the race. Pecco is my great friend, but my pace would have been better. I preferred not to attack him. It was my decision, Gigi (Dall’Igna, ed) he didn’t say anything to me before the race“.

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