Although he’s within striking distance with last year’s bike, Bezzecchi says Bagnaia is better than him

Marco Bezzicki has revealed that he is prouder of his win in Argentina and bitter about the weekend in Jerez. According to the VR46 driver, Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín are each one step ahead of the others.

Marco Bezzecchi is one of, if not the biggest, positive surprise of this MotoGP season. The Italian driver took his first class win in Argentina and led the World Championship points race for two weeks. At Le Mans, he was able to stand on top of the podium again, and is currently in third place in the overall standings.

He managed all this by having his team, the VR46, race last year’s Ducati bikes, the Desmosedici GP22s. According to the 24-year-old motorcyclist, his goal this year wasn’t even at the top of the table. “What I am most proud of is my first win,” he said. “That was my real goal this season, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.”

Bezzecchi’s performance was fairly balanced for most of the season. In addition to his victory, he managed to stand on the podium two more times, his worst race result being eighth place in Mugello. That is, considering the occasions he has crossed the finish line, because that didn’t happen in the Spanish Grand Prix, which is why he was a bit bitter.

At the moment, his future does not float before his eyes, and that is what Bezzecchi is focusing on now

“What I miss most so far is the Jerez race. I struggled all weekend and then crashed in the race. It’s really a shame, because it’s important to score points even in difficult moments,” he stated, but added that there was no reason to complain. -Part 1 was The season has been very positive for me. I was able to take a big step forward compared to 2022.”

Bezzecchi is only third overall, despite the fact that he’s only been out once in the race, as opposed to a top two, where it happened twice this year. However, Francesco Bagnaia is still ahead of him with 36 points, and Jorge Martin has also collected one unit more than him. According to the VR46 driver, it is no coincidence that they are the leaders.

“This is a very demanding championship because there are so many fast riders and very competitive bikes,” he said. “The level is very high and I think it will be higher in the second half because every driver is getting faster and faster throughout the year. So it will be very difficult to manage it, but at the moment I think Picco and Jorge Martin are a little bit ahead of everyone. So we are trying to improve and get as close as we can” .