MotoGP Silverstone: Marco Bezzecchi: “I think I deserve a factory bike”, happy if that’s “at Mooney VR46”

Marco Bezzecchi believes he deserves a full factory Ducati MotoGP bike for the 2024 season, no matter what team he rides for.
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Silverstone 2023
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Silverstone 2023

A dream move to♒ the factory team won’t take place until at least the 2025 MotoGP campaign for Bezzecchi, but that doesn’t mean he🌸 can’t be on the same bike as Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini.

The Mooney VR46 Ducati rider is tied for second with Jorge Martin in te𒁏rms of most wins so far this season (3), while he also remains title contender as the second half of the season begins. 

Bezzecchi’s future is still to be decided, although it appears as though he will remain at Mooney VR46 next season, albeit o𓄧n an upgraded packa🌠ge.

But despite those rumours, the Italian claims he’s unsure as to what will hap🦋pen.

Bezzecchi said: "I don’t have any preference. I would like to get a factory seat. I think🔥 I deserve a factory bike. If it’s at Mooney VR46 I am happy, but if not, let’s see. For the moment, I have no idea.

"I expected to go fast but not to start the season like this. It’s normal, you don’t expect wins o♈r podiums in your second year in MotoGP.

"We still have plenty of races to do, so there is time to🐎 work.

"It’s strange ꧃because life is different now. A lot of people recognise me. It’s fantastic because this is the top of two-wheel motorsport. To be fast and competitive here is amazing. I hope to continue📖 like this, to improve and to work on myself."

Like Bezzeccꦕhi, one rider who has been very strong in bo🌠th the sprint and main Grand Prix’ is championship leader Bagnaia.

Leading the way by 35 points over Martin, Bagnaia d✨escribed the differences between a sprint and main race on the eve of the British MotoGP getting 😼underway.

"In a sprint you can just push without considering a🐈nything. One I did that was more in that way was Mugello where I was pushing at 100% and considering the rear tyre. 

"In the last feඣw laps I was suffering with𓃲 the lap time because the tyre was destroyed. 

"If you want to take some risks you can and you know that the race is 10-to-12 laps, so ﷽you have more margin. In the sprint race you have to be more ag🦩gressive." 

At this stage last season Bagnaia was over 60 points behind Fabio Quartararo in the championship, and therefore was playing the role of hunter in the👍 💃title fight.

Now leading the way and on course for back-to-back titles, Bagnaia has not changed his approach from the first half of꧃ the year.

"Sincerely, I’m living in the moment exactly in the same way as last year," claimed the Italian. "I know last year was different because I start🦹ed with 66 points [behind] after the summer break, but now I am 35 in ꦕfront. 

"It is different compared to last season’s situation but my amb🍸ition is to continue winning and doing the best job ꦰpossible. 

"I worked a꧙ lot this summer break. I didn’t do any vacation. I used that five weeks to work on myself and my ankle to be fully fit again. 

"I’m trying to improve my situation 👍for the second half of this season which will be so tough. Not these next three races we will have but in September when it will be very intense. 

"It will be♛ very important to be competitive. I worked a lot, maybe more than last season at this point."

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