MotoGP Austria: Marco Bezzecchi on Valentino Rossi scooter ride: “We got lost”

Fastest on the opening day of practice at the Austrian MotoGP, Marco Bezzecchi’s day ended with a scooter ride with Valentino Rossi after running out of fuel.
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Red Bull Ring 2023
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Red Bull Ring 2023

The three-time MꦍotoGP race winner ran out of fuel on his final time attack run before hopping on the back of a scooter that was being used꧙ by his team owner. 

Bezzecchi, who topped Practice 2, encou💫ntered an issue with his machine on the time attack run previous to running out of fuel, after being alerted to an issue on his dashboard🐽.

But when it ๊came to the fuelling problem, Bezzecchi swiftly returned to pit lane on the back of Rossi’s 🌼scooter, but not before the pair got lost.

"We had a small problem with the bike just before starting the time attack and once I started the out-lap I was on the straight and saw on my dashboard that I had a problem,"&nbౠsp;began Bezzecc🔯hi. 

"I had to sto🦂p and we lost a bit of time. We lost a bit of time and once I started we didn’t have time to refuel. 

"Because of this I finished the fuel and then I was downhill so I said I’ll go as far as I can. Bꦗut once I turned the corner I saw Vale and stopped. 

"Was fantastic to jump on the scooter with him and we spoke a little bit. We got los𝔉t a little bit because I didn’t know the way back."

Despite the late issues in Practice, Bezzecchi ended the day fastest from Maver൩ick Vinales and admitted he feels good with every tyre.&nbsཧp;

Bezzecchi said: "I’m very happy. Overa🎃ll, the day was positive for me because once I started this morning I felt quite good with the bike but especially this afternoon we made some changes that really gave me the confidence to push more. 

"I felt good and was setting a good pace. With every tyre I was there 🐭but always missing something in some points [of the track]. 

"Then for the ꦚtime attac🃏k I just pushed like hell and fortunately everything went well."

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