After Meeting President Jokowi And MotoGP Racers Parade In Jakarta, Marquez, Nakagami And Bagnaia Say: Thank You!

MotoGP riders pose with President Jokowi. (Photo: Twitter @motogp)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held an audience with 20 MotoGP riders at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 16. This meeting was held before the racers parade from the front of the Presidential Palace to the Kempinski Hotel.

The riders seemed enthusiastic when chatting with the number one person in Indonesia. After the meeting, a number of compact riders thanked them through their social media accounts.

Repsol Honda racer, Marc Marquez, expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome from the Indonesian people and also President Jokowi.

"Thank you to all the fans in Indonesia and President Jokowi for the warm welcome," wrote Marquez on his Twitter account.

¡Gracias a todos los fans y al presidente Jokowi por este recibimiento!🇮🇩

Terima kasih to all the Indonesian fans and President Jokowi for this warm welcome 🇮🇩#IndonesianGP pic.twitter.com/NyadZYxTir

— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93) March 16, 2022

Not wanting to be left behind, Marquez's teammate, Pol Espargaro, also said the same thing. "Thank you very much Indonesia," he wrote.

Terima kasih banyak Indonesia 🇮🇩 #OneHeart #SatuHati #Jakarta #MotoGP #IndonesianGP pic.twitter.com/DPhFglRc8L

— Pol Espargaró (@polespargaro) March 16, 2022

Another Honda rider, Takaaki Nakagami, was also pleased with this opportunity. He considered that the activities in Jakarta were extraordinary.

"Thank you for the warm welcome Indonesia. An extraordinary activity in Jakarta," he tweeted.

ジャカルタでプレイベントがパレードをしてきました！

これからマンダリカに移動します🇮🇩❤️

Terima kasih for warm welcome 🇮🇩❤️

It was an amazing event in Jakarta!#IndonesianGP #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/MlPQ18bHx8

— Takaaki Nakagami (@takanakagami30) March 16, 2022

Gresini Racing's Fabio Di Giannantonio took part in thanking him for this extraordinary opportunity. He even mentioned President Jokowi's Twitter account.

"Thank you President @jokowi, thank you Jakarta," he said.

Thank you President @jokowi , thank you Jakarta 🙏🏻🇲🇨 @MotoGP @GresiniRacing #IndonesianGP pic.twitter.com/rvYOj1BlEE

— Fabio Di Giannantonio (@FabioDiggia49) March 16, 2022

The words of Francesco Bagnaia may be a little interesting. The reason is, he wrote the word thank you wrong and got a lot of comments from netizens.

"Our friends like it, thank you for the Indonesian specialty," wrote the Ducati rider.

Friends we like 🤟🏻

Terima khasi Indonesia 🇮🇩 @ducaticorse @motogp #forzaducati #GoFree pic.twitter.com/R8xEzdGYr9

— Pecco Bagnaia (@PeccoBagnaia) March 16, 2022

Not only compactly saying thank you, these racers also shared photos when they took pictures with President Jokowi. Moments while parading on the streets of the capital were also shared on social media.

The parade of MotoGP riders in Jakarta is a series of activities ahead of the race at the Mandalika Circuit. As is known, the Mandalika MotoGP is scheduled to take place on March 18-20.