Marco Bezzecchi had one of the best races of his MotoGP career at the Indian GP, winning with over nine seconds of gap over Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati).
Despite his overwhelming performance, the Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider assured that he was far from having an easy race: ‘It wasn’t easy, for sure. It was really, really though for the heat, for everything. But I felt good on the bike and after Saturday I was really motivated to bounce back because I think that also on Saturday I could have done a bit better. I don’t know how, but for sure better than fifth’.
According to Bezzecchi, he already expected to be overtaken at the start and reacted accordingly before taking the lead: ‘I started well, I knew Jorge and Pecco [Bagnaia] probably would pass me because they have something more in the start. So I kept myself calm and I tried to stay just close to them. Afterwards, once I’ve got the opportunity, I passed in front. I was a bit aggressive, but I had to do it. And then I just tried to make my pace, I tried to push managing the tyre on the best way that I could. I felt amazing on the bike, so I’m very, very happy’.
Asked what made the Buddh International Circuit to his liking, #72 answered: ‘It’s a track that honestly I liked since the first time I rode on it. It was cool for me everywhere because there were some hard braking, but also some fast parts, chicanes. And physically I felt better with the hand, so the changes of direction weren’t a problem anymore like in Misano. So, sector three was really fantastic to ride, but I really liked the hard brakings also and I tried to be focused on that part, because normally Pecco and Jorge – especially Pecco – make more the difference on that part. So this time I started the weekend thinking about making the gap on that part of the riding style. It was fantastic’.