Bezzecchi has chased away the ghosts
After the triumph at Mugello, few would have predicted that Marco Bezzecchi would face the MotoGP summer break without being the World Championship leader. A series of unfortunate events, combined with some undeniable fault of Bez, instead allowed Jorge Martin to regain the lead. For Bezzecchi, it was a very complicated summer, and not just for the championship: the crash in the Sachsenring Qualifiers caused him a comminuted fracture of the left collarbone and a deep wound to his left knee; under the Romagna sun, therefore, the Aprilia rider sweated twice as much to present himself at Silverstone in a condition to ride.
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In England, Bezzecchi was moving, racing with muscle pain in his upper body (which remained blocked for a long time), in his collarbone and left leg. And he was rewarded with a double third place, which gave him important points for the World Championship. With the awareness of feeling better, but not yet 100%, the Aprilia rider looked back and retraced the last very difficult months.
Bezzecchi’s words
“After Mugello, I went through a really difficult period, which lasted throughout the summer break and generated doubts and insecurities. We did a great job and never gave up. It was an incredible feeling to return to the team in that way and get on the podium twice that weekend,” these are Bezzecchi’s words to the Germans at Motorsport-Aktuell.After the race, I was totally destroyed, I had nothing left even though I tried to conserve my strength, especially at the beginning. In fact, when I saw Raul Fernandez go into the lead, I was a bit angry, because I knew I could have maintained that pace, but if I had followed him, I wouldn’t have been able to physically resist.
In the most difficult moment, Bezzecchi found fundamental support in the people who stayed by his side, including Valentino Rossi: “The team gave me strength, staying late in the garage to be close to me when I returned from physiotherapy, and then my family and friends. The Academy was also close to me, starting with Valentino. He helped me regain my mental strength. Everyone goes through such tough phases, and in these moments, many things run through your mind that are difficult to shake off. But when we put on the helmet, all thoughts disappear. And I left this phase behind at Silverstone.”
The Silverstone weekend therefore represented a turning point for Bezzecchi. Now the number 72 has found the strength to look forward again and intends not only to face races in “survival” mode but also to return to being competitive for victories and the title.
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