“I’m going to be in trouble here!” Podium trio’s unheard talk revealed

Francesco Bagnaia, Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin’s private chat in the back of a car was revealed after they made the podium in the Italian MotoGP sprint race.
Francesco Bagnaia, Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martin, MotoGP sprint race, Italian MotoGP, 10 June
Francesco Bagnaia, Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martin, MotoGP sprint race,…

Bezzecchi: I was scared! After Arrabiata 2, it started raining. Everybody was braking and I was coming from behind.

Martin: Wide…

Bezzecchi: F***! To avoid crashing into you I went around the outside to avoid all of you! Marquez went like this… I said: ‘I’m going to be in trouble now!’

Bagnaia: Anyway, it’s always very slippery there. At that corner.

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Bezzecchi: We were fast, huh? A low 1.46 in every lap. Amazing.

Martin: I was closing everywhere. There was Johann Zarco trying. But I was closing the door on him and I did a 1.46.9.

Bezzecchi: 1.46.9, wow!

Martin: The four of us were on another planet.

Bezzecchi: Yes, yes. How did Marc Marquez do?

Martin: I didn’t see it. I had a rocket start.

Bezzecchi: Me too, I’m getting there. It’s about time I did well at the starts! Two years, it has taken me.

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