The young Italian, already confirmed as rookie of t🍬he year, was caught out when he lost the rear and then the front of his GP21 through the quick Turn 7 ♛kink.

Bike and rider were sent rollin🎉g through the gravel with the Ducati in flames by the time Bezzecchi got to his feet.

“It was very strange, also from the data we couldn't really see a specific reason for the crash,” Bezzecchi said. “I lost the rear almost in the straight, as soon as I put 5꧅th gear and the bike p☂ut me in the sky.

“I ꦜwas not pushing. I was on my out lap so I didn't expect at all. So this is why also, I was really 🌌surprised. But fortunately, apart from the bike that was really damaged, everything was OK.”

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A 1000 Euro fine, then a hug

Frustr𝓀ated at how long it took marshals to arrive and douse the flames, Bezzecchi gave one of the marshals a ‘hurry-up’ shove. The ‘physical contact’ would cost him a 1,000ꦦ euro fine from the FIM Stewards.

“The bike burned for so much time and if the bike exploded it was dangerous for ever💦yone. This is why also with the marshal I was a bit angry,” Bezzecchi said.

“But obviously heও tried his best, running from that far, so♈ afterwards I went back on the scooter to see the marshal.

“The marshal was very🧸 kind a▨nd he said that he tried to run faster! Then we hugged each other, everything went well.

“I crashed in a plac൲e where normally you never crash! So also the position of the marsh𝔉als [posts] was before and really after [where I fell].

“We can speak about this [in the 𓆉Safety Commission] but I mean the marshals are doing their job at their best. So it's not their fault. Just for the future now we know that somebody can crash there!”

Bezzecchi added that 🍌he had been slow to get to his feet after the fall because he was feeling dizzy after rolling so many times.

“I didn't want to stand up and then ‘crash’! So I waited a little bit, then when I sa💧w the fire the adrenaline✃ put me in a perfect shape!”

But the Rookie of the Year suffered another fall later in the session and his day e♑ventually ended with just 18th on the grid in qualifying.

“After the crash this morning, I went💜 back out but honestly we didn't really improve anything compared to yesterday. So I crashed again trying to make a good lap🎐 time, and my confidence in the front of the bike was not really good.

“Then in the afternoon we made a small stℱep, but unfortunately it was not enough, still a bit far. But anyway, I'm nℱot too worried. My pace is not so bad. Not to fight for the top positions, unfortunately, but I think I can do some overtaking in the race.”

Rossi ‘sees what I feel’

MotoGP legend and VR46 team owner Valentino Roꦅssi was trackside at Valencia on Saturday, ahead of witnessᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚing what he hopes will be the crowning of the first VR46 Academy MotoGP champion in the form of Francesco Bagnaia.

“Yeah, I spoke with [Rossi]🎶 during all the day, also just three minutes ago,” said Bezzecchi. “I explained to him my sensations, but he alr♎eady told me that he saw this on track before I explained to him. So he sees what I feel.

“But at the end in this track the gap is very small, so it's just a little bit in every corner. If I can find the 𓂃solution, maybe 💦I can go a lot better [in the race]…”

Bezzecchi's VR46 team-mate Luca Marini will start the sea🃏son finale from eleventh on the grid.