Marco Bezzecchi finished the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix in 14th place. It was a tough round for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team rider, who couldn’t find a way to be competitive at Losail.
The Italian didn’t hide his disappointment, talking about the many difficulties he faced: ‘It was a tough Sunday for me unfortunately. We made a step in the warm-up; I was very happy because I finally felt good on the bike again. But then, when the race started, I immediately had a lot of front-end locking under braking. I can’t explain it to myself, and from that moment on I really started to lose feeling in braking, to lose feeling on entry, and I was slower in the corners, accelerating earlier because I was lacking speed on entry. I also finished my rear tire very early. I tried to manage it, but I think that 11 laps from the end I was already on power map C – the lowest power I had, but I missed half of the race‘.
According to Bezzecchi, conclusions were drawn from this Qatar GP, hoping for a better performance in Portugal: ‘It was a very difficult weekend for me. We found some interesting things, but we also saw that it is very complicated to improve when the weekend starts in a difficult way. Hopefully in Portimão we can find a better base on Friday to try to be better on Saturday and Sunday‘.
