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2023 MotoGP Season
2023 Austrian Grand Prix
Round 10
Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Austria
Sunday, 20 August 2023
Marco Bezzecchi will be eager to return to winning ways when he competes in the
Austrian MotoGP for the second time in his career.
Most recent race
The Ducati Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider endured a disappointing race at the recent 2023 British MotoGP as he was forced to retire on August 6.
Starting from pole position, Bezzecchi had to retire at the start of the race after a pilot error as he took a risk to try to overtake Francesco Bagnaia and ended up in the gravel.
2022 Austrian MotoGP
The Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer finished ninth at the 2022 Austrian MotoGP having started 20th on the grid.
This was Bezzecchi's first-ever appearance in the race and he is now set to make his second appearance at the Red Bull Ring as a MotoGP rider.
Why Bezzecchi could win the 2023 Austrian MotoGP
The Rimini-born star is very much in the battle for this season's MotoGP world title as he is placed third on the riders' standings.
Bezzecchi won this season's Argentine MotoGP and French MotoGP and he will be determined to record his third victory of the campaign in Spielberg.
What did he say?
"I was strong on that part of the track, and as soon as I braked on that lap I had a big front lock-up on the first touch of the brake," Bezzecchi said after the 2023 British MotoGP.
"So I had to release the brake a little bit and as soon as I released it I went into Pecco's air cone, so instead of slowing down I was accelerating, so I had to brake more. But the front end was already on the limit and I lost it.
"I can't say because I didn't look at the pressure, but on this track normally with this temperature, it's not a big problem. I hope it's not the pressure, I will let you know in Austria," he continued.
What I can say is that I could move more and this was my mistake, I didn't move more before braking. Otherwise, I didn't brake too late or do anything crazy compared to my previous laps. But I ended up crashing."
2022 Austrian MotoGP results
Winner: Francesco Bagnaia - Ducati
Runner-Up: Fabio Quartararo - Yamaha
Third-Place: Jack Miller - Ducati
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