Looking Deeper At Bagnaia And Bezzecki's Closeness: The Friendship Now Developed By The 2023 World Champion Competition

Two MotoGP riders, Francesco Bagnaia (red) and Marco Bezzecchi. (Photo: Instagram/@pecco63)

JAKARTA - The friendship of two MotoGP riders, Francesco Bagnaia and Marco Bezzecchi, is no secret. They are known to be close and close enough to each other.

However, there is a different view if the two return to the track, especially regarding the fight for the 2023 MotoGP world title. Bagnaia and Bezzecchi are now both in a tough competition.

Regarding the hunt for the title this season, in fact Bagnaia as the defending champion chose to respond casually. Meanwhile, Bezzecki is even more worried if the closeness and rivalry with fellow students Valentino Rossi is exaggerated by others.

Both VR46 Academy dropouts, the competition between Bagnaia and Bezzecchi is even more interesting to look forward to. Bagnaia as the defending champion, still leads the hunt.

The Ducati factory team was in first place with a score of 194 points. Meanwhile, Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) and Bezzecki (Mooney VR46 Ducati) trailed by 35 and 36 points.

With a strong friendship background, the competition between Bagnaia and Bezzecchi will obviously be more vibrant. But for Bagnaia there is no difference in competition against her own best friend or not, it's just that the problem will be easier to solve if they are friends.

"From my point of view, it's the same, when you fight, you fight," Bagnaia was quoted as saying by Speedweek on Tuesday, August 1.

"The difference is that we can talk to each other at home. We also have a relationship so that if we get angry, we can talk about it so we can solve this problem."

"We are friends, but we are still rivals on the track, so there is no difference," he continued.

Meanwhile, Bezzecchi's status as Bagnaia's best friend will be burdensome for competition. That's because there will be people out there who take friendship stories and overestimate them to heat up the situation.

"It's not easy (competing with your own partner). Everyone always thinks it's better to fight with racers from our academy," Bezzecchi said.

"Actually, it's a little less beautiful because there's always a little bit of fear to overestimate. It's not just about Pecco, it's about everyone at the Academy," explained Bezzecki.