Marco Bezzecchi finished Saturday’s race in 6th position. The Italian rider was unable to win points over his direct rivals in the fight for the championship, finishing behind Jorge Martín in 5th and Francesco Bagnaia in 2nd.
The Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider revealed that he thought he could do better during the race, despite his physical limitations.
– ‘I thought I could do more, but at the start of the weekend I struggled physically and the bike isn’t at its best either. When the bike isn’t good, physically it’s worse to ride, I didn’t expect better but I wanted to do more. In the end I managed to overtake Marc, Alex, Aleix and Jack and finished 6th, not bad, but I wanted more. At the beginning it was difficult to lean the bike in fast corners, I pushed the front tire too hard, but in the end I was still quite fast and finished 6th.
Regarding his choice of tires, Bezzecchi compared himself to his rivals on the track and spoke about how he felt physically during the race, explaining: ‘ I found out after the race that Martín chose the soft tire on the rear. I was more afraid of the front tire because of the cold on the track, but at the rear I was sure everyone was going to put the medium one on, at least it was impossible for me to finish the race with a soft one. So we didn’t know his choice, but I was impressed. Mandalika was very painful, it was pure pain and I suffered a lot, but the bike was much better and did everything I wanted to do even though I was suffering physically and the circuit wasn’t very demanding. Here I still had pain, less than in Indonesia, but physically I suffered more in my arm, shoulder and neck because this circuit is physically more demanding’.