Marco Bezzecchi has defined why he feels “it’s a disgrace” to not have Marc Marquez competing on the MotoGP finale in Valencia, regardless of having a greater likelihood of victory with out the 2025 world champion in motion.
This weekend, Marquez will go to a MotoGP paddock for the primary time for the reason that accident that ended his season early on the Indonesian Grand Prix. However the injured manufacturing unit Ducati rider will solely be in Valencia as a spectator – as soon as once more leaving the door open for others to win.
Nonetheless, rivals akin to Bezzecchi, Pedro Acosta and Marc’s brother Alex Marquez say they would like the 32-year-old to be out on observe, offering the sphere with its normal benchmark.
Bezzecchi, who triggered Marc’s accident by operating into him from behind at Mandalika, claimed one of many three subsequent races by successful in Portugal final weekend. Alex received the earlier race in Malaysia, whereas Acosta nonetheless wants to interrupt his MotoGP duck. The third rider to win in Marc’s absence to date is Raul Fernandez, who triumphed on the Australian Grand Prix aboard his Trackhouse Aprilia.
However all of them have been in settlement that they might quite he be a part of them on the observe at Valencia.
“Marc at all times places the extent tremendous excessive,” stated manufacturing unit Aprilia rider Bezzecchi. “Total, at each observe, he’s in a position to be tremendous aggressive. And Valencia is likely one of the tracks the place he’s traditionally been tremendous, tremendous quick.
“So let’s say that there’s perhaps one much less very sturdy rival, for certain, throughout the race. [But] it’s a disgrace, as a result of when he’s right here, okay, it’s tougher, in fact… however this additionally pushes you to attempt to [do] higher and higher.”
Pedro Acosta, Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing, Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing
Picture by: Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP through Getty Photos
KTM’s Acosta wasn’t satisfied Marquez would assist him extract extra efficiency, however stated a sure enjoyable issue was lacking.
“I feel each one among us at all times pushes to 100% of what we have now, [whether or not] Marc is there,” stated Acosta. “It’s true that it’s not as enjoyable when the champion shouldn’t be on observe, however I feel it doesn’t matter, actually, as a result of I feel we at all times push to our 100%.”
Whereas it’s a on condition that Alex (Gresini Ducati) needs his brother to return to good well being as quickly as doable, the youthful Marquez stated Marc’s absence led him to recalibrate – in a great way.
“For the entire season, you have got a reference,” he stated. “After which that reference disappears. This 12 months it’s fairly attention-grabbing to see, nevertheless it’s one thing that motivates me to be the reference, to be the man that places the restrict on the observe and all that.
“So yeah, [Marc being away] modified rather a lot, nevertheless it’s one thing that I settle for significantly better this 12 months in contrast to some years in the past.”
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