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2024 MotoGP World Championship
2024 Qatar Grand Prix
Lusail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
Sunday, 10 March 2024
VR46 Racing Team's Marco Bezzecchi had to adapt to the new Desmosedici GP23 bike to get ready for the
Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, March 10.
The Italian performed well on the GP 22 last season, winning the Argentine Grand Prix, French Grand Prix and Indian Grand Prix on his way to finishing third in the riders' standings.
Bezzecchi was some way off reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia (138 points), although he finished 36 points ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Brad Binder, who came fourth.
The 25-year-old, who is entering his third season in the premier class, admitted he struggled to get used to the GP23 during pre-season testing in Sepang.
But Bezzecchi is a lot more comfortable with the braking now after making some adjustments and improving at the Qatar test.
"I was struggling to stop the bike, not in a straight line but more with [lean] angle compared to the old bike," he told MotoGP.com.
"This bike has a different style so I had to change my riding a bit. Because of this I needed a bit more time but also we made some changes on the bike that helped a lot. This was the biggest step."
2023 Qatar Grand Prix results:
Winner: Fabio Di Giannantonio - Gresini Racing
Second Place: Francesco Bagnaia - Ducati Lenovo Team
Third Place: Luca Marini - Mooney VR46 Racing Team
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