Bezzecchi, Zarco, Marquez private chat revealed as they watch crash replays
Zarco: You had no problems with visibility.
Marquez: Yes, yes.
Bezzecchi: What a mess. Morbidelli at the start… but then I overtook.
Marquez: In the first corner Franco almost hit me.
Bezzecchi: Where did he finish?
Zarco: Morbidelli? Fourth.
Brad Binder, the winner of Saturday’s sprint race, was nudged into spinning in the wet conditions.
Bezzecchi: Is that Brad?
Marquez: The other rider was Vinales.
Zarco: He didn’t touch him. He was on the inside.
Marquez: A bit…
Bezzecchi: In the wet, as soon as they touch you…
Francesco Bagnaia, winner of the sprint and grand prix in Portimao, was on course for the podium before slipping off…
Bezzecchi: Eight laps to go, in the last corner, I had a huge moment!
Marquez: That’s where Pecco crashed.
Bezzecchi: What a risk - I did it like this…
Zarco: Where you in front of Alex?
Bezzecchi: I was in front.
Marquez: Yes, he was in front from the first til the last lap. Pecco overtook me and then crashed.
Bezzecchi: Look, there it is! Mamma mia, I s*** my pants!
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
